demote
demote · demotes · demoted · demoting
зменшити, знизити, зменшувати
понижать
verbannen, degradieren, zurückversetzen, zurückstufen
To lower the rank or status ofTo lower the rank or status of.
UK/dɪˈməʊt/US/dɪˈmoʊt/
» Tom hasn't been demoted yet.
Том ще не понизили по службі.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To lower the rank or status of.
James was demoted from branch manager to assistant manager due to his poor discipline.
degradieren, zurückstufen, herabstufen
понижатьponižatʹ
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
(transitive)To relegate.
verbannen, relegieren
Examples
42 sentencesTom hasn't been demoted yet.
Том ще не понизили по службі.
Tom hasn't yet been demoted.
Том ще не понизили по службі.
I've been demoted.
Мене понизили.
Tom hopes he won't be demoted.
Tom hopes Mary won't be demoted.
deTom hofft, dass Maria nicht degradiert wird.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
To lower the rank or status of:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
To lower the rank or status of:
To relegate:
Forms
demotes, demoting, demoted, demotedSynonyms
29 synonymsdegradeC1humbleC1reduceB1discreditB2disgraceB2disparageC2humiliateB2relegateC2sinkB1abasebring down to sizecut down to sizedebasedefame
Close in meaning
- assign to a lower position; reduce in rank:bumprelegatebreakkick downstairs
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle