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demote

[ dih-moht ]

verb (used with object)

demoted, demoting.
  1. to reduce to a lower grade, rank, class, or position ( promote ):

    They demoted the careless waiter to busboy.



demote

/ 诲瑟藞尘蓹蕣迟 /

verb

  1. tr to lower in rank or position; relegate
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 诲别藞尘辞迟颈辞苍, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 诲别路尘辞路迟颈辞苍 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of demote1

An Americanism dating back to 1890鈥95; de- + (pro)mote
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of demote1

C19: from de- + ( pro ) mote
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He had been suspended for flouting weight regulations, stripped of his informants and demoted to monitoring wiretaps.

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The few of us who objected to his treatment were disciplined, demoted, fired, or in my case, placed under a pretextual criminal investigation.

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When he was demoted in September, Miller vowed to return to the Dodgers with a vengeance.

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He also demoted and transferred the two attorneys who argued for the brothers鈥 release under Gasc贸n, a move that triggered a civil lawsuit against Hochman and a close political ally in the office.

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The pair claim they were demoted because of their stance on the case - and have faced intense public scrutiny as a result.

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