Analysis Complete

demote

/ demote /

verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1

assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

"She was demoted because she always speaks up"

"He was broken down to Sargeant"

Opposites:

promote upgrade advance kick upstairs raise

Type of:

delegate designate depute

Kinds of:

reduce

Derived:

relegation demotion

See also:

murder slay hit dispatch bump off

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Semantic Complexity

26%

Sense Count

1

Total Synonyms

0

Total Relationships

16

Times Searched

3

Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

delegate designate depute reduce promote upgrade advance kick upstairs raise