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demote
(verb)
demote
(verb)
Meaning
to lower in rank or position
Example
"The manager had to demote the employee for repeated mistakes."
Synonyms
degradelower
Antonyms
promoteadvance
More about this word
Word origin
From Latin 'de-' meaning down and 'movere' meaning to move.
Related word forms
verb: demoted
noun: demotion
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