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| de·mote [ dee mṓt ] (past and past participle de·mot·ed, present participle de·mot·ing, 3rd person present singular de·motes) |
transitive verb |
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reduce somebody's rank: to reduce somebody or something to a lower rank, status, or position
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| [Late 19th century. <de- + promote] |
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