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Took down a peg
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demoted
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Demote \De*mote"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Demoted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Demoting .] [Pref. de- + mote, as in promote; cf. L. demovere to remove.] To reduce to a lower grade or rank, as in the military, one's employment, or in school; to assign to a lower ...
Usage examples of demoted.
Now Baz was demoted, Tung apparently disgraced—what position in the mercenary fleet did Elena hold now?
It was at this point that he was demoted to the front legs of the donkey.
But he was so distracted by the sight of Kitty in the green dress he'd bought her that he totally ignored Rachel's repeated nods and was demoted to shifting scenery.
Or does he know I know what went on and that's why he got me in trouble, demoted, relocated, and all that?
When he had been demoted, Buck had considered the relocation from New York to Chicago a positive turn—he would get to see more of her, he'd be in a good church, get good training, have a core of friends.
When he had been demoted, Buck had considered the relocation from New York to Chicago a positive turn-he would get to see more of her, he'd be in a good church, get good training, have a core of friends.
That demoted the former closing act, Captain Hotspur and Madame Solitaire, to next-to-close.
Would you feel you had been demoted or rebuffed if I hired the Jászi brothers to replace you in the voltige?
True, the venerable Maximus seemed a little downcast at having been demoted from performer to prop, but he seemed almost grateful for his work having been eased without removing him from the pista, where he could still enjoy attention and applause, so he took his semiretirement graciously enough.
In other circumstances he might simply have rounded up the most prominent figures and demoted them.
That and the evidence of the camera eye would be enough to have the boys demoted to a lower deck.
That way I'll be demoted in disgrace, and you can settle down to revel in the glory of command.
He'd had that leverage once, after Svv-selic was demoted and he'd been made speaker of the Base World 12 group.