Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

demote

/dɪˈmoʊt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: de-mote
IPA: /dɪˈmoʊt/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To lower the rank or status of.

Transitive verb

verb

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"James was demoted from branch manager to assistant manager due to his poor discipline."
"In 1036, shortly after arriving at Yi-ling, Ou-yang Hsiu sent a lengthy letter to his friend, Yin Shu, who had been demoted at the same time as Ou-yang Hsiu and sent to Ying-chou (modern Chung-hsiang, Hupeh)."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin prōmoveō Latin prōmōtusbor. English (pro)mote English demote From de- (“down”) + promote (“advance in rank/status (ending abstracted)”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɪˈmoʊt/
British English: /dɪˈməʊt/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

demotes (present, singular) demoting (participle, present) demoted (participle, past) demoted (past)

Derived Forms

demotee demoter undemoted

Synonyms

degrade humble reduce abase bring down to size cut down to size debase defame demean demote depress discredit

Antonyms

promote

Rhymes With

vote wrote note boat promote quote remote coat throat goat float devote

Questions

How do you pronounce demote?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈmoʊt/.
What does demote mean?: To lower the rank or status of.
Where does demote come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin prōmoveō Latin prōmōtusbor. English (pro)mote English demote From de- (“down”) + promote (“advance in rank/status (ending abstracted)”).

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