demote

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

verb

assign to a lower position;
reduce in rank (Freq. 1)
- She was demoted because she always speaks up
- He was broken down to Sergeant
• Syn:
bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs
• Ant:
promote
• See Also:
bump off (for: bump)
• Derivationally related forms:
relegation (for: relegate), demotion
• Hypernyms:
delegate, designate, depute, assign
• Hyponyms:
sideline, reduce
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s something PP

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate