Definition of "demotes" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demote. (verb)

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• "Army spares single mother from a court-martial, but still demotes her and revokes benefits."
• "Think Progress » Army spares single mother from a court-martial, but still demotes her and revokes benefits."
• "And they're looking into allegations that Google unfairly takes information collected by rivals, such as reviews of local businesses, to use on its own specialized site and then demotes the rivals' services in its search results, the people said."