- demote, bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs - assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sargeant"
--1 is one way to delegate, designate, depute, assign
Antonyms: promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun demotion1
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something PP