kick downstairs
English Thesaurus
1. assign to a lower position; reduce in rank (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | assign, delegate, depute, designate, |
| definition | : | give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | sideline, |
| definition | : | remove from the center of activity or attention; place into an inferior position (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | reduce, |
| definition | : | bring to humbler or weaker state or condition (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | demotion, |
| definition | : | act of lowering in rank or position (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | relegation, |
| definition | : | the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | demotion, |
| definition | : | act of lowering in rank or position (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | relegation, |
| definition | : | the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category (noun.act) |
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