Demote — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɑːɡɚɹiz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪmˈəʊt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪmˈəʊt/

2 syllables Say it as /dˈɑːɡɚɹiz/.

Examples

She was demoted because she always speaks up
He was broken down to Sergeant

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

break kick downstairs relegate bump

Antonyms

promote

Parts of Speech

verb	assign to a lower position; reduce in rank “She was demoted because she always speaks up”

Word Forms

demotion	noun	act of lowering in rank or position
relegation	noun	the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

degradieren

einer niedrigeren Position zuweisen; im Rang herabsetzen

🇫🇷French

rétrograder

attribuer à un poste inférieur ; diminuer de rang

🇪🇸Spanish

degradar

asignar a una posición inferior; reducir en rango

🇮🇹Italian

retrocedere

assegnare ad una posizione inferiore; ridurre di grado

🇳🇱Dutch

degraderen

toewijzen aan een lagere positie; in rang verminderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

rebaixar

atribuir a uma posição inferior; reduzir na classificação

🇷🇺Russian

понижать в должности

назначить на более низкую должность; понижать в звании

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अवनत

निचले पद पर नियुक्त करना; रैंक में कमी

🇧🇩Bengali

অবনমন

একটি নিম্ন অবস্থানে বরাদ্দ করা; পদে হ্রাস

🇮🇳Tamil

பதவி இறக்கம்

குறைந்த நிலைக்கு ஒதுக்குங்கள்; தரத்தில் குறைக்க

🇮🇳Telugu

తగ్గించండి

తక్కువ స్థానానికి కేటాయించండి; ర్యాంక్ తగ్గించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

पदावनत करणे

खालच्या स्थानावर नियुक्त करा; श्रेणी कमी करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવનતિ

નિમ્ન પદ સોંપો; રેન્કમાં ઘટાડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೆಳಗಿಳಿಸು

ಕಡಿಮೆ ಸ್ಥಾನಕ್ಕೆ ನಿಯೋಜಿಸಿ; ಶ್ರೇಣಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തരംതാഴ്ത്തുക

താഴ്ന്ന സ്ഥാനത്തേക്ക് നിയോഗിക്കുക; റാങ്കിൽ കുറയ്ക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਟਾਓ

ਇੱਕ ਹੇਠਲੇ ਅਹੁਦੇ ਨੂੰ ਸੌਂਪਣਾ; ਰੈਂਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਮੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

تنزلی

کم پوزیشن پر تفویض؛ درجہ بندی میں کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

降级

分配到较低的职位；降低等级

🇯🇵Japanese

降格する

低い位置に割り当てます。ランクを下げる

🇰🇷Korean

강등하다

더 낮은 위치에 할당; 순위가 감소하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giáng chức

phân công vào vị trí thấp hơn; giảm thứ hạng

🇹🇭Thai

ลดระดับ

มอบหมายให้ดำรงตำแหน่งที่ต่ำกว่า ลดอันดับลง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menurunkan

menugaskan ke posisi yang lebih rendah; turunkan peringkatnya

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbabawas ng loob

italaga sa isang mas mababang posisyon; bawasan ang ranggo

🇲🇾Malay

turun taraf

menugaskan ke jawatan yang lebih rendah; menurunkan pangkat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خفض رتبته

تعيين لمنصب أقل. خفض في المرتبة

🇮🇷Persian

تنزل دادن

اختصاص به موقعیت پایین تر؛ کاهش رتبه

🇹🇷Turkish

rütbesini düşürmek

daha düşük bir pozisyona atama; sıralamada azalma

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהוֹרִיד בְּדַרגָה

להקצות למיקום נמוך יותר; להפחית בדרגה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'demote'?

The primary meaning of 'demote' is 'assign to a lower position; reduce in rank'.

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Using 'demote' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'demote' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'demote' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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