[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

demote \demote"\, v. t. imp.  p. p. demoted; p. pr.  vb.
   n. demoting. pref. de- + mote, as in promote; cf. l.
   demovere to remove.
   to reduce to a lower grade or rank, as in the military, one's
   employment, or in school; to assign to a lower position.

   syn: bump, relegate, kick downstairs, break one's rank.
        webster 1913 suppl. +pjc wordnet 1.5
see also:
demoted demoting 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

demote
     v : assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "she was demoted
         because she always speaks up"; "he was broken down to
         sargeant" syn: bump, relegate, break, kick
         downstairs ant: promote
see also:
bump relegate break kick downstairs promote 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

55 moby thesaurus words for "demote":
   abase, boot, bounce, break, bump, bust, can, cashier, debase,
   defrock, degrade, demean, dement, deplume, depose, deprive, disbar,
   discharge, disemploy, disgrade, dismiss, displace, displume,
   downgrade, drum out, expel, fire, furlough, give the ax,
   give the gate, humble, kick, kick upstairs, lay off, let go,
   let out, lower, make redundant, pension off, read out of, reduce,
   release, remove, replace, retire, sack, separate forcibly, strip,
   strip of rank, superannuate, surplus, suspend, turn off, turn out,
   unfrock

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