Both Uses of
demote
in
A Prayer for Owen Meany
- 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
Definition:
reduce in rank or assign to a lower position