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demote

de·mote [ dee mṓt ] (past and past participle de·mot·ed, present participle de·mot·ing, 3rd person present singular de·motes)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
reduce somebody's rank: to reduce somebody or something to a lower rank, status, or position

[Late 19th century. <de- + promote]
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