Hyphenation of demote

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word demote? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

de-mote

Definitions of demote:

1.	Assign to a lower position Reduce in rank She was demoted because she always speaks up He was broken down to Sergeant

Synonyms of demote:

verb	bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs, delegate, designate, depute, assign

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