英语词汇“demotion”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

demotedemote /dɪˈmoʊt, di-/ verb [transitive often passive]

ETYMOLOGYdemote

Origin: 1800-1900 de- + promote

VERB TABLE

demote

Simple Form
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

Continuous Form
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]