1) Abases 2) Downgrades 1) Bumps 2) Bumps down a notch 3) Busts 4) Kicks downstairs 5) Kicks downstairs, so to speak 6) Moves down a peg 7) Puts in a bad position 8) Puts in a lower position 9) Rates Modeste lower 10) Reduces in rank 11) Relegates 12) Sends back down the ladder 13) Strips of stripes