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demote vs depromote

Both words are correct in English, but 'demote' is the more commonly used term. They both mean to lower someone's rank or position, but 'demote' is the standard and widely accepted term.
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demote

The word 'demote' is a correct and commonly used term in English. It means to lower someone's rank or position.

Use 'demote' when you want to express the action of lowering someone's rank or position in a formal or informal context.

Examples:

  • The manager decided to demote the employee for consistently underperforming.
  • He was demoted from his position as team leader due to his behavior.
  • Oct 14, 2024 ... The meaning of DEMOTE is to reduce to a lower grade or rank. How to use demote in a sentence.
  • A very simple workflow with two review tasks. I placed the demote-on-reject handler in the perform section of the second perform-signoff task and the demote ...
  • Jun 12, 2012 ... You can only Demote frame members to a new assembly. You can't demote them to an existing assembly by dragging and dropping in the browser.
  • May 19, 2024 ... Demote for golden eggs which in most cases is the more useful choice. Consume for extra fragments which is useful for: if you still haven't ...
  • If you have a level 5 object that is a leaf node with no siblings, you can't demote it. Simple. If your currently selected object is a level 1 object, you can' ...
  • Sep 12, 2022 ... While inside Grizzco press “L”, it should bring up a history of matches menu. You should now see a “Press ZL to Demote” button underneath your current rank.
  • I am looking for a policy or configuration profile which can demote the local admin user/ account to a standard one. We do not have AD. Everything controlled ...
  • Oct 18, 2021 ... I'm just beginning to learn some javascript, so this was a fun exercise. Script to promote/demote all headings in selection
  • Dec 25, 2014 ... C-x h M-S-<right> to try demoting the whole selection; this only demoted the first line. Further issue: org-metaright does not demote subtrees.
  • Demote definition: to reduce to a lower grade, rank, class, or position (opposed to promote). See examples of DEMOTE used in a sentence.

Alternatives:

  • relegate
  • downgrade
  • lower in rank
  • reduce in position

depromote

The word 'depromote' is a correct term in English, but it is less commonly used than 'demote'. It also means to lower someone's rank or position.

While 'depromote' is a valid word, 'demote' is the more widely recognized term and is preferred in most contexts.

Examples:

  • The company decided to depromote the manager after a series of mistakes.
  • She felt frustrated when she was depromoted without a clear explanation.
  • Jul 2, 2012 ... Hello all, I just want to know how to depromote a forum because my competitor has posted so many bad reviews against me in a forum.
  • Apr 19, 2011 ... Before retiring it I want to depromote it, but before depromote it I want to uninstall exchange 2000 from it. Unfortunately the install ...
  • 296 Followers, 13 Following, 0 Posts - @depromote on Instagram: ""
  • Apr 2, 2024 ... I promote my Wizard as Archmage in Enroth forgotting it could be promote as a Lich in Deyja, is there a way to change his promotion ? depromote
  • Aug 11, 2014 ... I have exchange 2010 installed on a 2008 R2 Domain controller. Will it create problems for exchange if I depromote the dc back to a normal ...
  • Nov 15, 2023 ... Now, the next step is : depromote old DC ... Actually 2 (DC1 + DC2), then 4 when you're adding 2 new DCs, and finally 2 when you depromote the Old ...
  • Sep 15, 2020 ... Hello, We have to depromote a DC and as a precaution to verify that everything works, we have an idea to turn it off for a week or two.
  • Sep 6, 2022 ... When lowering TL (I dislike impression depromote here because I know it is in use somewhere, but it is maybe language barrier question) because ...
  • Dec 11, 2020 ... Thank you for your reply. I don't have the Depromote option when I right click on the database. I will try to update and put the publisher ...

Alternatives:

  • relegate
  • downgrade
  • lower in rank
  • reduce in position

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