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demote
de·mote D0127000 (dĭ-mōt′)tr.v. de·mot·ed, de·mot·ing, de·motes To reduce in grade, rank, or status: was demoted from captain to lieutenant.
[de- + (pro)mote.]
de·mo′tion n.demote (dɪˈməʊt) vb (tr) to lower in rank or position; relegate[C19: from de- + (pro)mote] deˈmotion nde•mote (dɪˈmoʊt)
v.t. -mot•ed, -mot•ing. to reduce to a lower grade or rank. [1890–95, Amer.; de- + (pro) mote] de•mo′tion, n. demote
Past participle: demoted
Gerund: demoting
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| I demote | | you demote | | he/she/it demotes | | we demote | | you demote | | they demote |
| Preterite |
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| I demoted | | you demoted | | he/she/it demoted | | we demoted | | you demoted | | they demoted |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am demoting | | you are demoting | | he/she/it is demoting | | we are demoting | | you are demoting | | they are demoting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have demoted | | you have demoted | | he/she/it has demoted | | we have demoted | | you have demoted | | they have demoted |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was demoting | | you were demoting | | he/she/it was demoting | | we were demoting | | you were demoting | | they were demoting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had demoted | | you had demoted | | he/she/it had demoted | | we had demoted | | you had demoted | | they had demoted |
| Future |
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| I will demote | | you will demote | | he/she/it will demote | | we will demote | | you will demote | | they will demote |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have demoted | | you will have demoted | | he/she/it will have demoted | | we will have demoted | | you will have demoted | | they will have demoted |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be demoting | | you will be demoting | | he/she/it will be demoting | | we will be demoting | | you will be demoting | | they will be demoting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been demoting | | you have been demoting | | he/she/it has been demoting | | we have been demoting | | you have been demoting | | they have been demoting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been demoting | | you will have been demoting | | he/she/it will have been demoting | | we will have been demoting | | you will have been demoting | | they will have been demoting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been demoting | | you had been demoting | | he/she/it had been demoting | | we had been demoting | | you had been demoting | | they had been demoting |
| Conditional |
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| I would demote | | you would demote | | he/she/it would demote | | we would demote | | you would demote | | they would demote |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have demoted | | you would have demoted | | he/she/it would have demoted | | we would have demoted | | you would have demoted | | they would have demoted |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | demote - assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"kick downstairs, relegate, bump, breakassign, delegate, designate, depute - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)sideline - remove from the center of activity or attention; place into an inferior position; "The outspoken cabinet member was sidelined by the President"reduce - bring to humbler or weaker state or condition; "He reduced the population to slavery"elevate, kick upstairs, promote, upgrade, advance, raise - give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" |
demoteverb downgrade, relegate, degrade, kick downstairs (slang), declass, disrate (Naval), lower in rank If managers prove inefficient they should be demoted.
raise, advance, promote, upgrade, prefer, elevate, kick upstairs (informal)demoteverbTo lower in rank or grade:break, bump, degrade, downgrade, reduce.Slang: bust.Translationsdemote (diˈməut) verb to reduce to a lower rank. He was demoted for misconduct. 使降級 使降级deˈmotion noun 降級 降级demote
demote (one) from (something)To reassign one to a role or position with less authority or responsibility. I'm worried that if the boss finds out this blunder was my fault, she'll demote me from team manager.See also: demotedemote someone from something (to something) and demote someone (from something) to somethingto lower someone's rank from one rank to another. The manager demoted Bill from cashier to clerk. The army demoted her from lieutenant to sergeant.See also: demotedemote
Synonyms for demoteverb downgradeSynonyms- downgrade
- relegate
- degrade
- kick downstairs
- declass
- disrate
- lower in rank
Antonyms- raise
- advance
- promote
- upgrade
- prefer
- elevate
- kick upstairs
Synonyms for demoteverb to lower in rank or gradeSynonyms- break
- bump
- degrade
- downgrade
- reduce
- bust
Synonyms for demoteverb assign to a lower positionSynonyms- kick downstairs
- relegate
- bump
- break
Related Words- assign
- delegate
- designate
- depute
- sideline
- reduce
Antonyms- elevate
- kick upstairs
- promote
- upgrade
- advance
- raise
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