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Verb: demote  di'mowt
  1. Assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
    "She was demoted because she always speaks up";
    - bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs

Derived forms: demoted, demotes, demoting

See also: polish off [informal]

Type of: assign, delegate, depute, designate

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