demote

de·mote

 (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.

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[de- + (pro)mote.]

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de·mo′tion n.

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demote

(dɪˈməʊt)

vb

(tr) to lower in rank or position; relegate

[C19: from de- + (pro)mote]

deˈmotion n

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de•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.

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demote

Past participle: demoted
Gerund: demoting

Imperative

demote

demote

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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, break assign, 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"

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demote

verb 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)

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demote

verb

To lower in rank or grade:

break, bump, degrade, downgrade, reduce.

Slang: bust.

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Translations

يُنْزِل رُتْبَه

degradovat

degradere

degradieren

dégraderrétrograder

lefokoz

lækka í tign

retrocedere

pažeminimas

pazemināt

degradere

rütbesini indirmek

使降级

demote

[dɪˈməʊt] VT (gen) → rebajar de categoría (Mil) → degradar

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demote

[dɪˈməʊt] vt

[+ leader, employee] → rétrograder
to be demoted → être rétrogradé(e)

[+ team] → reléguer
to be demoted → être relégué(e)

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demote

vt (Mil) → degradieren (to zu); (in business etc) → zurückstufen; to be demoted (Sport) → absteigen; demoted to captain → zum Hauptmann degradiert

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demote

[dɪˈməʊt] vt → degradare

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demote

(diˈməut) verb

to reduce to a lower rank. He was demoted for misconduct. terugsit, degradeer, (in rang) verlaag يُنْزِل رُتْبَه понижавам rebaixar degradovat degradieren degradere υποβιβάζωdegradar ametis alandama تنزل درجه دادن alentaa rétrograder לְהוֹרִיד בְּדַרגָה पदावनत करना snizit vojniku čin, zadržati đaka u razredu lefokoz (katonát) menurunkan lækka (e-n) í tign retrocedere, degradare 地位を下げる 강등시키다 pažeminti pazemināt (dienesta pakāpē) turun pangkat degraderendegradere degradować تنزيل وركول despromover a retro­grada понижать в звании degradovať degradirati degradirati degradera ลดชั้น rütbesini indirmek 使降級 понижувати на посаді عہدہ گھٹانا giáng chức 使降级

deˈmotion noun

terugsetting, degradering, verlaging (in rang) تَنْزيل رُتْبَه понижение rebaixamento degradace die Degradierung degradering υποβιβασμός degradación ametialandus تنزل رتبه alennus rétrogradation הוֹרָדָה בְּדַרגָה पदावनति degradacija u činu lefokozás (katonáé) penurunan stöðulækkun retrocessione, degradazione 降位 강등 pažeminimas pazemināšana (dienesta pakāpē) penurunan pangkat degradatiedegradering degradacja رتبه despromoção retrogradare понижение в звании degradácia degradacija ražalovanje degradering การลดชั้น rütbesini indirme 降級 пониження на посаді تنزلی sự giáng chức 降级

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