demote

Etymology

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

verb

  1. (transitive) To lower the rank or status of.
    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). 1984, Ronald C. Egan, The Literary Works of Ou-yang Hsiu (1007-72), Cambridge University Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 93
  2. (transitive) To relegate.

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