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Definition of demote

assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sargeant"

Similar Words: bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs

See Also: murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, polish off, remove

Hyponyms: reduce

Derivational Morphology: relegation, demotion

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