This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

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v. To reduce in grade, rank, or status.

v. To lower the rank or status of something.

v. To relegate.

v. To reduce to a lower grade or rank, as in the military, one's employment, or in school; to assign to a lower position.

To reduce to a lower grade or class: opposed to promote: as, to demote a boy for falling behind in his studies.

v. assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

"For example: you may not recognize the word demote, but if you break down the word you find "de" a prefix that means remove, take away or lower."

demoted    demotes    demoting   

assign    designate    depute    delegate   

sideline    reduce   

demoted    demoting   

bump    relegate    kick downstairs    break one's rank   

Capote    Choate    Vote    afloat    bloat    boat    capote    choate    coat    connote   

70-page    oblig    preppy    prehend    exists'    incrimination    destruct    arrearage    law-enforcement    mail-order