demote
English edit
Etymology edit
de- (“down”) + promote (“advance in rank/status (ending abstracted)”) [1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪˈməʊt/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /dɪˈmoʊt/
- Rhymes: -əʊt
Verb edit
demote (third-person singular simple present demotes, present participle demoting, simple past and past participle demoted)
- (transitive) To lower the rank or status of.
- James was demoted from branch manager to assistant manager due to his poor discipline.
- 1984, Ronald C. Egan, The Literary Works of Ou-yang Hsiu (1007-72)[1], Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 93:
- In 1036, shortly after arriving at Yi-ling, Ou-yang Hsiu sent a lengthy letter to his friend, Yin Shu, who had been demoted at the same time as Ou-yang Hsiu and sent to Ying-chou (modern Chung-hsiang, Hupeh).
- (transitive) To relegate.
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of “lower the rank of”): promote
Related terms edit
Translations edit
To lower the rank or status of
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To relegate
References edit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “demote”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Participle edit
dēmōte