- present tense form of demote (3rd person singular).
demotes
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The Company rakes her over the coals, demotes her, and doesn’t believe her report about an alien creature that has a razor-sharp tail, knife-like teeth and highly caustic acid for blood.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2025
The chart formula automatically demotes songs that have had three consecutive weeks of declining streaming figures, when compared with the rest of the market.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2025
Only Rishi Sunak, the chancellor of the Exchequer, might be tempted to quit if Mr. Johnson demotes him in a reshuffle.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2022
Facebook said it also demotes content from news publishers that users rate as untrusted in surveys and content posted by pages or accounts that repeatedly violate its rules.
From Reuters ● Sep. 23, 2021
It dwarfs those who view it, which not only inflates the power of the thing represented but also demotes the individual power of the spectator.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 4, 2020
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