Definitions for: Demote


[v] assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"



Webster (1913) Definition: De*mote", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Demoted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Demoting.] [Pref. de- + mote, as in promote; cf. L.
demovere to remove.]
To reduce to a lower grade, as in school.

Synonyms: break, bump, kick downstairs, relegate

Antonyms: advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade

See Also: assign, bump off, delegate, depute, designate, dispatch, hit, murder, polish off, reduce, remove, slay

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