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de·mote
(dĭ-mōt′)tr.v. de·mot·ed, de·mot·ing, de·motes
To reduce in grade, rank, or status: was demoted from captain to lieutenant.
de·mo′tion n.
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demote
(dɪˈməʊt)vb
(tr) to lower in rank or position; relegate
[C19: from de- + (pro)mote]
deˈmotion n
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de•mote
(dɪˈmoʊt)v.t. -mot•ed, -mot•ing.
to reduce to a lower grade or rank.
de•mo′tion, n.
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demote
Past participle: demoted
Gerund: demoting
| Imperative |
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| demote |
| demote |
| Present |
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| I demote |
| you demote |
| he/she/it demotes |
| we demote |
| you demote |
| they demote |
| Preterite |
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| I demoted |
| you demoted |
| he/she/it demoted |
| we demoted |
| you demoted |
| they demoted |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am demoting |
| you are demoting |
| he/she/it is demoting |
| we are demoting |
| you are demoting |
| they are demoting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have demoted |
| you have demoted |
| he/she/it has demoted |
| we have demoted |
| you have demoted |
| they have demoted |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was demoting |
| you were demoting |
| he/she/it was demoting |
| we were demoting |
| you were demoting |
| they were demoting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had demoted |
| you had demoted |
| he/she/it had demoted |
| we had demoted |
| you had demoted |
| they had demoted |
| Future |
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| I will demote |
| you will demote |
| he/she/it will demote |
| we will demote |
| you will demote |
| they will demote |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have demoted |
| you will have demoted |
| he/she/it will have demoted |
| we will have demoted |
| you will have demoted |
| they will have demoted |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be demoting |
| you will be demoting |
| he/she/it will be demoting |
| we will be demoting |
| you will be demoting |
| they will be demoting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been demoting |
| you have been demoting |
| he/she/it has been demoting |
| we have been demoting |
| you have been demoting |
| they have been demoting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been demoting |
| you will have been demoting |
| he/she/it will have been demoting |
| we will have been demoting |
| you will have been demoting |
| they will have been demoting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been demoting |
| you had been demoting |
| he/she/it had been demoting |
| we had been demoting |
| you had been demoting |
| they had been demoting |
| Conditional |
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| I would demote |
| you would demote |
| he/she/it would demote |
| we would demote |
| you would demote |
| they would demote |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have demoted |
| you would have demoted |
| he/she/it would have demoted |
| we would have demoted |
| you would have demoted |
| they would have demoted |
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Verb 1. demote - assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"
assign, delegate, designate, depute - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
sideline - remove from the center of activity or attention; place into an inferior position; "The outspoken cabinet member was sidelined by the President"
reduce - bring to humbler or weaker state or condition; "He reduced the population to slavery"
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demote
verb downgrade, relegate, degrade, kick downstairs (slang), disrate (Naval), lower in rank If managers prove inefficient they should be demoted.
raise, advance, promote, upgrade, prefer, elevate, kick upstairs (informal)
raise, advance, promote, upgrade, prefer, elevate, kick upstairs (informal)
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demote
verbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
يُنْزِل رُتْبَه
degradovat
degradere
lefokoz
lækka í tign
pažeminimas
pazemināt
rütbesini indirmek
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demote
[dɪˈməʊt] vtCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
demote
vt (Mil) → degradieren (to zu); (in business etc) → zurückstufen ; to be demoted (Sport) → absteigen ; demoted to captain → zum Hauptmann degradiert
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demote
(diˈməut) verb to reduce to a lower rank. He was demoted for misconduct. terugsit, degradeer, (in rang) verlaag يُنْزِل رُتْبَه понижавам rebaixar degradovat degradieren degradere υποβιβάζω degradar ametis alandama تنزل درجه دادن alentaa rétrograder לְהוֹרִיד בְּדַרגָה पदावनत करना snizit vojniku čin, zadržati đaka u razredu lefokoz (katonát) menurunkan lækka (e-n) í tign retrocedere, degradare 地位を下げる 강등시키다 pažeminti pazemināt (dienesta pakāpē) turun pangkat degraderen degradere degradować تنزيل وركول despromover a retrograda понижать в звании degradovať degradirati degradirati degradera ลดชั้น rütbesini indirmek 使降級 понижувати на посаді عہدہ گھٹانا giáng chức 使降级
deˈmotion noun terugsetting, degradering, verlaging (in rang) تَنْزيل رُتْبَه понижение rebaixamento degradace die Degradierung degradering υποβιβασμός degradación ametialandus تنزل رتبه alennus rétrogradation הוֹרָדָה בְּדַרגָה पदावनति degradacija u činu lefokozás (katonáé) penurunan stöðulækkun retrocessione, degradazione 降位 강등 pažeminimas pazemināšana (dienesta pakāpē) penurunan pangkat degradatie degradering degradacja رتبه despromoção retrogradare понижение в звании degradácia degradacija ražalovanje degradering การลดชั้น rütbesini indirme 降級 пониження на посаді تنزلی sự giáng chức 降级
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