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demote

/dɪˈməʊt/

/dɪˈmoʊt/

demoteverb

demoted

Past Simple

demoted

Past Participle

demoting

Gerund

/dɪˈməʊt/

/dɪˈmoʊt/

Translations

The officer was demoted after the investigation.

Офицера разжаловали после расследования.

The manager decided to demote the employee due to poor performance.

Менеджер решил понизить сотрудника из-за плохой работы.

Additional translations

снизить в должности

Definitions

To reduce to a lower rank or position, usually as a punishment.

After the incident, the manager decided to demote him to a junior position.

To move someone or something to a lower status, level, or category within a hierarchy or system, not necessarily as a punishment.

Due to the reorganization, the department was demoted to a support role.

Synonyms

Antonyms

demotepast participle

Definitions

Having been reduced to a lower rank or position.

The demoted officer struggled to adjust to his new responsibilities.