| demote | vt menurunkan pangkat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bust2 | vt 1. break, smash, memecahkan; 2. (US) punch, hit, menumbuk, memukul; 3. demote, menurunkan pangkat: he was ~ed from sergeant to private, dia diturunkan pangkat dr sarjan ke prebet; 4. (US) tame, menjinakkan: to ~ a horse, menjinakkan kuda; 5. arrest, menangkap: she was ~ed for drugs, dia ditangkap krn memiliki dadah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| degrade | vt 1. debase, /merendahkan, menjatuhkan/ /maruah, martabat/: she ~d herself by accepting the money, dia merendahkan martabatnya dgn menerima wang itu; 2. demote, menurunkan pangkat: the soldier was ~d for being drunk and disorderly, askar itu diturunkan pangkat krn mabuk dan berkelakuan tdk senonoh; 3. (geol) menyahgredkan; 4. (chem) mendegradasikan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| reduce | vt 1. make less, mengurangkan; (size) mengecilkan; (swelling) menyusutkan: exercise will ~ your weight, senaman akan mengurangkan berat badan kamu; analgesics ~ pain, analgesik mengurangkan kesakitan; the number of employees has been ~d, bilangan pekerja telah dikecilkan; the treatment has ~d the swelling, rawatan itu menyusutkan bengkak; 2. demote, menurunkan pangkat: the unfortunate officer was ~d to the ranks, pegawai yg malang itu telah diturunkan pangkatnya kpd askar biasa; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| relegate | vt 1. dismiss to an inferior position or condition; a. (person) menurunkan pangkat: the head office ~d him to its branch in the small town, pihak ibu pejabat menurunkan pangkatnya dgn menugasinya di pejabat cawangan di bandar kecil; b. (thing) mengetepikan dan diletakkan: the picture was ~d to the attic, gambar itu diketepikan dan diletakkan di loteng; 2. demote (sports team) menurunkan: the football team was ~d to the second division, pasukan bola sepak itu diturunkan ke divisyen kedua. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |