Demote

Pronunciation: /dɪˈmoʊt/

Definitions of demote

verb to reduce someone to a lower rank or position

Example Sentences

A1 The manager demoted the employee for consistently being late to work.

A2 She was demoted to a lower position in the company after the restructuring.

B1 The decision to demote him was met with mixed reactions from the team.

B2 After the project failed, the team leader was demoted and replaced.

C1 The CEO demoted the COO due to a breach of company policy.

C2 In the military, officers can be demoted for misconduct or incompetence.

Examples of demote in a Sentence

formal The company decided to demote the manager due to poor performance.

informal They're going to demote him to a lower position because he messed up.

slang They're gonna knock him down a peg for screwing up.

figurative After making a mistake, she felt like life had demoted her to a lower level.

Grammatical Forms of demote

• past tense: demoted
• plural: demotes
• comparative: more demoted
• superlative: most demoted
• present tense: demote
• future tense: will demote
• perfect tense: have demoted
• continuous tense: is demoting
• singular: demotes
• positive degree: demote
• infinitive: to demote
• gerund: demoting
• participle: demoted

Origin and Evolution of demote

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'demote' originated from the prefix 'de-' meaning down or away, and the Latin word 'movere' meaning to move. It was formed in English by combining these elements to create a word meaning to move down in rank or position.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in a military context to refer to the lowering of a soldier's rank, 'demote' has evolved to be used in various fields to describe the act of lowering someone's status or position in a hierarchy.