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Definition
reduce in rank or assign to a lower position
- And she was so incensed at your demoting Hugh from the management of the mill.5.55 (34% in)
- "What you can't forget," cut in Melanie, clenching her small fists against her sides, "is that she demoted Hugh because he wasn't smart enough to run her mill."5.49 (18% in)
- But you were quite right in demoting him.5.55 (35% in)
There are no more uses of "demote" in Gone with the Wind.
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