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.
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Lawson's struggles with the car led Red Bull to demote him to its junior F1 team after the first two races of the 2025 season.
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Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Commisso’s suit, which was filed in state Supreme Court in Albany, claimed that after rebuffing Cuomo’s advances and reporting his conduct in March 2021, she was demoted and reassigned to answering phones for then-Lt. Gov. Hochul.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 18 July 2025
Gonzalez said he was demoted and removed from a federal task force assignment, resulting in a loss of income.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 16 July 2025
In the series, the investigator has been newly demoted from Robbery-Homicide after clashing with her male partner and has been reassigned to head up the underfunded cold case unit, supervising a staff of reserves and volunteers.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
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Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Commisso’s suit, which was filed in state Supreme Court in Albany, claimed that after rebuffing Cuomo’s advances and reporting his conduct in March 2021, she was demoted and reassigned to answering phones for then-Lt. Gov. Hochul.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 18 July 2025
Gonzalez said he was demoted and removed from a federal task force assignment, resulting in a loss of income.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 16 July 2025
In the series, the investigator has been newly demoted from Robbery-Homicide after clashing with her male partner and has been reassigned to head up the underfunded cold case unit, supervising a staff of reserves and volunteers.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for demote
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“Demote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demote. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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