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demote

Verbs

• (v) assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
  • She was demoted because she always speaks up
  • He was broken down to Sergeant
  kick downstairs, relegate, bump, break,

Synonyms

kick downstairs relegate bump break

Antonyms

elevate kick upstairs promote upgrade advance raise

See also

bump off murder off slay polish off dispatch remove hit

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