Demote and Fire

Demote

Demote verb - To bring to a lower grade or rank.

Usage example: the court-martial's decision was to demote the officer responsible for the failed mission

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Fire and demote are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fire" instead a verb "Demote".

Nearby Words: demotion, demoting

Fire verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.

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Demote and fire are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Demote" instead a verb "Fire".

Nearby Words: fired, fireball, firing, fireside, fireplace

person	demote person	fire person
lightning	demote lightning	fire lightning

Fall behind after doing so well (which sometimes is not your fault at all) and your boss may decide to dock your pay, demote you, or even fire you for not performing as good as you used to.

Source: Do Well, but Not Perfect
Station owner Jimmy James hires an "efficiency expert" named Andrea, who proceeds to fire Matthew, demote Dave from News Director to reporter and fill the vacant Director's office by promoting Lisa.

Source: Aborted Arc
His first act is to fire McNab for taking a side job as a male stripper, demote Lassiter, and refuse to hire Shawn and Gus for any more cases.

Source: Tyrant Takes the Helm

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