demote
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank (Freq. 1) - She was demoted because she always speaks up - He was broken down to Sergeant • Syn: bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs • Ant: promote • See Also: bump off (for: bump) • Derivationally related forms: relegation (for: relegate), demotion • Hypernyms: delegate, designate, depute, assign • Hyponyms: sideline, reduce • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody - Somebody ----s something PP
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