1) Broke in rank 2) Busted, militarily 3) Downgraded 4) Downgraded car test in deed 5) Knocked down a peg 6) Knocked down a rung or two 7) Lower than before 8) Lowered 9) Lowered in grade 10) Lowered in rank 11) Reduced in rank 12) Sent down the ladder 13) Show Edward to be sent down 14) Taken down a notch 1) Disrated 2) Downgraded 
• (imp. & p. p.) of Demote
to categorize something on a lower level