Antonyms for de-mote


Grammar : Verb
Spell : dih-moht
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈmoʊt


Definition of de-mote

Origin :
  • 1881, American English coinage from de- + stem of promote. Said to have been Midwestern in origin.
  • Regarding an antithesis to 'promote,' the word universally in use in Cambridge, in Harvard College, is drop. The same word is in use in the leading schools here (Boston). I hope I may be counted every time against such barbarisms as 'demote' and 'retromote.' [Edward Everett Hale, 1892, letter to the publishers of "Funk & Wagnalls' Standard Dictionary"]
  • Related: Demoted; demoting.
  • As in lower : verb reduce, minimize
  • As in reduce : verb humble, humiliate
  • As in relegate : verb banish, downgrade
  • As in break : verb weaken, cause instability
  • As in degrade : verb shame, humiliate
  • As in demote : verb downgrade, lower in rank
  • As in depose : verb oust from position
  • As in downgrade : verb lower in opinion or rank
  • As in humble : verb shame, put down

Synonyms for de-mote

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