zurückstufen — meaning in English

English meaning

• demote verb To move someone down to a lower rank or position.
• relegate verb To banish, exile, or otherwise force away.

Senses

zurückstufen is used for these senses in English:

• demote (transitive) To lower the rank or status of.
• relegate Refer (a point of contention) to an authority in deference to the judgment thereof.

demote — full definition

1. verb To move someone down to a lower rank or position.
2. verb To put someone or something into a lower group or position.

relegate — full definition

1. verb To banish, exile, or otherwise force away.
2. verb To force someone to live in a particular, often distant, place as a punishment.
3. verb To move yourself away from a place or situation.
4. verb (law, historical) To send someone away from Rome for a fixed period as a punishment.

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