Both Uses
demote
in
A Prayer for Owen Meany
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- Two of them were older than I was, but not a lot older; one of them was even demoted to my grade—I don't remember which one; I don't even remember which sex.†
p. 117.2 *
- Noah's academic difficulties had caused him to repeat a year; Simon's first year had been smoother, probably because it thrilled Simon to have Noah demoted to his grade in school.†
p. 280.4
Definitions:
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(1)
(demote) reduce in rank or assign to a lower position
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)