单词	demoted
释义	demote verb de·​mote di-ˈmōt  ˌdē- demoted; demoting transitive verb 1 : to reduce to a lower grade or rank demote a student was demoted from major to captain 2 : to relegate to a less important position a pitcher demoted to the bullpen demotion di-ˈmō-shən  ˌdē- noun Synonyms break bust degrade disrate downgrade reduce See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Teachers can choose to demote a student to a lower grade. The army major was demoted to captain. Recent Examples on the Web Five months after the incident, Elkhart’s then-police chief, Ed Windbigler, gave both Newland and Titus reprimands but did not suspend or demote them. Marek Mazurek, ProPublica, 7 Sep. 2022 Trump hasn't been shy about ripping into McConnell and has made no secret of his desire to see Republicans demote the Senate minority leader. David Jackson, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2022 Will the Tigers demote Torkelson to Triple-A Toledo? Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 6 July 2022 The selloff of 10 years ago reflected concern that Netflix management was acting too rashly in rushing into streaming and seeming to demote the DVD service that was still generating the vast bulk of its revenue. Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 20 Apr. 2022 The changes: If a team wishes to demote a player already optioned five times that season, every other team must first get the chance to claim him on waivers. Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2022 By opening up the algorithm that Twitter uses, those on the platform can see how Twitter decides to demote or promote material and potentially make suggestions on that code. Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2022 The corresponding move with Ahmed’s activation was to demote Yonny Hernandez, who the Diamondbacks traded for earlier this month. Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2022 The same papers that once speculated about Mr. Sunak as a prime minister in waiting now question whether Mr. Johnson will demote him in a cabinet shuffle. New York Times, 10 Apr. 2022 See More Word History Etymology de- + -mote (as in promote) First Known Use circa 1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition demote verb de·​mote di-ˈmōt  demoted; demoting : to reduce to a lower grade or rank He was demoted to private. demoted verb past tense of demote as in reduced to bring to a lower grade or rank the court-martial's decision was to demote the officer responsible for the failed mission Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance reduced sacked dismissed fired degraded downgraded busted humiliated cashiered downsized canned demeaned bust disrated broke laid off humbled lowered debased abased Antonyms & Near Antonyms promoted raised advanced elevated hired
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