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demote

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6 lettersPronunciation /dɪˈməʊt/Part of speech verbSorted deemotStarts with DEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

Word origin

From de- (“down”) + promote (“advance in rank/status (ending abstracted)”).

Used in a sentence

  • James was demoted from branch manager to assistant manager due to his poor discipline.
  • In 1036, shortly after arriving at Yi-ling, Ou-yang Hsiu sent a lengthy letter to his friend, Yin Shu, who had been demoted at the same time as Ou-yang Hsiu and sent to Ying-chou (modern Chung-hsiang, Hupeh).

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