demote

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *de
Proto-Indo-European *-h₁
Proto-Indo-European *déh₁
Proto-Italic *dē
Latin dē
Latin dē-der.
English de-
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *pér
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *pró
Proto-Indo-European *pro-
Proto-Italic *pro-
Latin prō-
Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *moweō
Latin moveō
Latin prōmoveō
Latin prōmōtusbor.
English (pro)mote
English demote
    Category:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per- (fare)#DEMOTECategory:English terms prefixed with de-#PROMOTECategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *déh₁#DEMOTECategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *de#DEMOTECategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per- (before)#DEMOTECategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *m(y)ewh₁-#DEMOTECategory:Pages with etymology trees#DEMOTECategory:English entries with etymology trees#DEMOTECategory:Pages using etymon with no ID#DEMOTE

    From de- (“down”) +‎ promote (“advance in rank/status (ending abstracted)”)Category:English terms prefixed with de-#PROMOTE.[1]

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    demote (third-person singular simple present demotes, present participle demoting, simple past and past participle demoted)Category:English lemmas#DEMOTECategory:English verbs#DEMOTECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#DEMOTECategory:Pages with entries#DEMOTECategory:Pages with 2 entries#DEMOTE

    1. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#DEMOTE) To lower the rank or status of.
      Synonyms: degrade, humble, reduce; see also Thesaurus:demean
      Antonym: promote
      Hyponym: disrate
      James was demoted from branch manager to assistant manager due to his poor discipline.Category:English terms with usage examples#DEMOTE
    2. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#DEMOTE) To relegate.

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    References

    1. ↑ Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “demote”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

    Anagrams

    Latin

    Participle

    dēmōteCategory:Latin non-lemma forms#DEMOTECategory:Latin participle forms#DEMOTECategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#DEMOTECategory:Pages with entries#DEMOTECategory:Pages with 2 entries#DEMOTE

    1. vocative masculine singular of dēmōtus
    Category:English 2-syllable words Category:English entries with etymology trees Category:English lemmas Category:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *m(y)ewh₁- Category:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per- (before) Category:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per- (fare) Category:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *de Category:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *déh₁ Category:English terms prefixed with de- Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation Category:English terms with audio pronunciation Category:English terms with quotations Category:English terms with usage examples Category:English transitive verbs Category:English verbs Category:Entries with translation boxes Category:Latin non-lemma forms Category:Latin participle forms Category:Pages using etymon with no ID Category:Pages with 2 entries Category:Pages with entries Category:Pages with etymology trees Category:Rhymes:English/əʊt Category:Rhymes:English/əʊt/2 syllables Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations Category:Terms with Cantonese translations Category:Terms with Czech translations Category:Terms with Dutch translations Category:Terms with Finnish translations Category:Terms with French translations Category:Terms with Georgian translations Category:Terms with German translations Category:Terms with Indonesian translations Category:Terms with Irish translations Category:Terms with Japanese translations Category:Terms with Mandarin translations Category:Terms with Māori translations Category:Terms with Occitan translations Category:Terms with Russian translations Category:Terms with Slovene translations Category:Terms with Spanish translations Category:Terms with Swedish translations