de-motion
verb (used with object), de·mot·ed, de·mot·ing.
to reduce to a lower grade, rank, class, or position ( opposed to promote ): They demoted the careless waiter to busboy.
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to lower in rank or position; relegate | |
| [C19: from | |
| de'motion | |
| —n | |
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demote
1893, Amer.Eng. coinage from de- + (pro)mote. The original reference describes it as "used generally in that section of the country" (Iowa, U.S.A.), which implies an earlier date. Related: Demotion (1901).
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