demote

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: de=mote

OXFORD DICTIONARY

demote, v.tr. reduce to a lower rank or class.

Derivative

demotion n.

Etymology

DE- + PROMOTE

THESAURUS

demote

abase, boot, bounce, break, bump, bust, can, cashier, debase, defrock, degrade, demean, dement, deplume, depose, deprive, disbar, discharge, disemploy, disgrade, dismiss, displace, displume, downgrade, drum out, expel, fire, furlough, give the ax, give the gate, humble, kick, kick upstairs, lay off, let go, let out, lower, make redundant, pension off, read out of, reduce, release, remove, replace, retire, sack, separate forcibly, strip, strip of rank, superannuate, surplus, suspend, turn off, turn out, unfrock