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| type | v |
| lex_filenum | 41 |
| def | assign to a lower position |
| def | reduce in rank |
| examples | She was demoted because she always speaks up He was broken down to Sergeant |
| Frame - 9 | Somebody ----s somebody |
| Frame - 21 | Somebody ----s something PP |
| Outgoing links | |
| Hypernym | delegate, designate, depute, assign |
| Derivationally related form | relegate → relegation |
| Also see | bump → bump off |
| Derivationally related form | demote → demotion |
| Antonym | demote → promote |
| Hyponym | sideline; reduce |
| Incoming links | |
| Derivationally related form | demotion → demote |
| Derivationally related form | relegation → relegate |
| Hyponym | delegate, designate, depute, assign |
| Antonym | promote → demote |
| Hypernym | sideline; reduce |
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