Dictionary

demote en · VERB

Pronunciation

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• /dɪˈmoʊt/ (US)
• /dɪˈməʊt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin prōmoveō Latin prōmōtusbor. English (pro)mote English demote From de- (“down”) + promote (“advance in rank/status (ending abstracted)”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To lower the rank or status of.
   • James was demoted from branch manager to assistant manager due to his poor discipline.
   • 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). 1984, Ronald C. Egan, The Literary Works of Ou-yang Hsiu (1007-72), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 93:
2. (transitive) To relegate.

Forms

Antonyms

promote

Deriveds

demotee · undemoted · demoter

Synonyms

knock down to size · reduce · depress · discredit · cut down to size · whittle down to size · disgrace · defame · put someone in their place · degrade · humble · abase · give a bad name · slur · demote · dishonour · humiliate · trim down to size · demean · degrade · disparage · humble · relegate · debase · sink · embase · bring down to size · downgrade · reduce

Translations (31)

bg понижавам в ранг (To lower the rank or status of) · ka დააქვეითებს (To lower the rank or status of) · oc relegar (To relegate) · sv degradera (To lower the rank or status of) · de herabstufen (To lower the rank or status of) · mi whakaheke tupu (To lower the rank or status of) · de degradieren (To lower the rank or status of) · es demover (To lower the rank or status of) · ka აქვეითებს (To lower the rank or status of) · de relegieren (To relegate) · ga ísligh (To lower the rank or status of) · cs přeřadit (To relegate) · oc degradar (To lower the rank or status of) · ru понижать (To lower the rank or status of) · de zurückversetzen (To lower the rank or status of) · ka ჩამოაქვეითებს (To lower the rank or status of) · cmn 降級 /降级 (To lower the rank or status of) · cs degradovat (To lower the rank or status of) · mi whakaheke tūnga (To lower the rank or status of) · ja 左遷する (To lower the rank or status of) · fi alentaa (To lower the rank or status of) · fr rétrograder (To lower the rank or status of) · yue 降呢 (To lower the rank or status of) · de zurückstufen (To lower the rank or status of) · fr dégrader (To lower the rank or status of) · nl degraderen (To lower the rank or status of) · de verbannen (To relegate) · sl degradirati (To lower the rank or status of) · fi alentaa (To relegate) · fr reléguer au second plan (To relegate) · id turun pangkat (To lower the rank or status of)