demoted; demoting
1
: to reduce to a lower grade or rank
demote a student
was demoted from major to captain
2
: to relegate to a less important position
a pitcher demoted to the bullpen
Examples of demote in a Sentence
Teachers can choose to demote a student to a lower grade.
The army major was demoted to captain.
Recent Examples on the Web
What’s more, installing Brady on the network’s No. 1 broadcast team alongside play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt meant demoting Greg Olsen — who is really good, among the best in the game — to the No. 2 team, with a corresponding pay cut.
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Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2024
Wikipedia editors recently demoted the Anti-Defamation League’s credibility as a source, citing Currents investigations.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
The other side: One enduring legacy from this saga will be Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's recent admission that Facebook was wrong to temporarily demote a New York Post story about the contents of Hunter Biden's laptop in October 2020.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024
Miller framed the move to demote his client as a disheartening sign of problems carried over from past administrations.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
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Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2024
Wikipedia editors recently demoted the Anti-Defamation League’s credibility as a source, citing Currents investigations.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
The other side: One enduring legacy from this saga will be Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's recent admission that Facebook was wrong to temporarily demote a New York Post story about the contents of Hunter Biden's laptop in October 2020.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024
Miller framed the move to demote his client as a disheartening sign of problems carried over from past administrations.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Demote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demote. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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