demote

From de- (“down”) +‎ promote (“advance in rank/status (ending abstracted)”).^[1]

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɪˈməʊt/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /dɪˈmoʊt/
• Rhymes: -əʊt

demote (third-person singular simple present demotes, present participle demoting, simple past and past participle demoted)

1. (transitive) To lower the rank or status of.

   Synonyms: degrade, humble, reduce; see also Thesaurus:demean

   Antonym: promote

   Hyponym: disrate

   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).

2. (transitive) To relegate.

• emoted

dēmōte

1. vocative masculine singular of dēmōtus