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Demote   /dɪmˈoʊt/   Listen
Demote

verb
(past & past part. demoted; pres. part. demoting)
1.
Assign to a lower position; reduce in rank.  Synonyms: break, bump, kick downstairs, relegate.  "He was broken down to Sergeant"  Antonym: promote.





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"Demote" Quotes from Famous Books



... Billy Kasker wandered off for a few moments and I had to demote him. But it was nothing. See you next year when I bring another graduating class ...
— Be It Ever Thus • Robert Moore Williams


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