demote

English

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɪˈməʊt/
(US) IPA^(key): /dɪˈmoʊt/
Rhymes: -əʊt

Verb

demote (third-person singular simple present demotes, present participle demoting, simple past and past participle demoted)

(transitive) To lower the rank or status of something or someone.
(transitive) To relegate.

Antonyms

(lower the rank of): promote

Translations

To lower the rank or status

Bulgarian: понижавам в ранг (ponižavam v rang)
Cantonese: 降呢
Dutch: degraderen (nl)
Finnish: alentaa (fi)
French: rétrograder (fr), (to discharge sb) dégrader (fr)
Georgian: ჩამოქვეითება (čamokveiteba), დაქვეითება (dakveiteba)
German: degradieren (de), zurückstufen, herabstufen (de), zurückversetzen

Indonesian: turun pangkat
Maori: whakaheke tupu
Occitan: degradar
Russian: понижать (ru) (ponižatʹ)
Slovene: degradirati
Spanish: degradar (es)
Swedish: degradera (sv)

To relegate

Finnish: alentaa (fi)
French: reléguer au second plan
German: verbannen (de), relegieren (de)

Occitan: relegar
Spanish: relegar (es)

Anagrams

emoted

Latin

Participle

dēmōte

vocative masculine singular of dēmōtus

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