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demote

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈməʊt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈmoʊt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(di mōt′)

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Inflections of 'demote' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

demotes: v 3rd person singular

demoting: v pres p

demoted: v past

demoted: v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

de•mote /dɪˈmoʊt/USA pronunciation v. [ ~ + obj], -mot•ed, -mot•ing.

to reduce to a lower grade or rank:demoted to the rank of private.

de•mo•tion /dɪˈmoʊʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]Anyone breaking this rule is threatened with demotion.[countable]I'd suffered several demotions.See -mot-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

de•mote (di mōt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -mot•ed, -mot•ing.

to reduce to a lower grade, rank, class, or position (opposed to promote):They demoted the careless waiter to busboy.

de- + (pro)mote 1890–95, American.

de•mo′tion, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

demote /dɪˈməʊt/ vb

(transitive) to lower in rank or position; relegate

Etymology: 19th Century: from de- + ( pro) motedeˈmotion n

'demote' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

break - bust - degrade - deprive - downgrade - reduce - relegate - bump - excess - humble - promote - unmake

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Synonyms: downgrade, reduce, bust, decrease, dismiss, more...

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his superior was acting out of malice when he tried to demote him
relegate/demote/downgrade

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