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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demote \De*mote"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demoted}; p. pr & vb
n. {Demoting}.] [Pref. de- + mote, as in promote; cf L.
demovere to remove.]
To reduce to a lower grade, as in school.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
demote
v : assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted
because she always speaks up" [syn: {bump}, {relegate}, {break},
{kick downstairs}] [ant: {promote}]
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