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demotedemote /dɪˈmoʊt, di-/ verb [transitive often passive] ETYMOLOGYdemoteOrigin: 1800-1900 de- + promote VERB TABLEdemote |
Present | I, you, we, they | demote | | he, she, it | demotes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | demoted | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have demoted | | he, she, it | has demoted | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had demoted | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will demote | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have demoted |
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Present | I | am demoting | | he, she, it | is demoting | | you, we, they | are demoting | Past | I, he, she, it | was demoting | | you, we, they | were demoting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been demoting | | he, she, it | has been demoting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been demoting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be demoting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been demoting |
to make someone have a lower rank or a less important position than before OPP promote: demote somebody to something He was demoted to deputy chairman.—demotion /dɪˈmoʊʃən, di-/ noun [countable, uncountable] |