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(de-mote) 2 syllables

Definition

verb. to lower someone in rank or position.

Example Sentence

He was worried they would demote him.

More Example Sentences

He felt sad after the demote happened.

Synonyms

downgrade; reduce; lower

Antonyms

promote; elevate; advance

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Rhymes

  • bloat
  • boat
  • choat
  • choate
  • coat
  • cote
  • dote
  • float
  • gloat
  • goat
  • groat
  • grote
  • haute
  • kote
  • moat
  • mote
  • note
  • oat
  • pote
  • quote
  • roat
  • rote
  • schaut
  • sloat
  • sloate
  • smote
  • sproat
  • throat
  • tote
  • vogt
  • vote
  • wrote

  • afloat
  • bacote
  • banxquote
  • capote
  • chipote
  • connote
  • demote
  • denote
  • devote
  • ducote
  • hinote
  • misquote
  • outvote
  • promote
  • remote
  • rewrote
  • uncoat
  • unquote
  • vannote

  • terre-haute
  • underwrote
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