Word: demoted
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: de
mo
ted
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of demote; assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
Morphemes:
Affix: de-
Language: en
Meaning: down
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: promote
Language: en
Meaning: advance in rank/status 
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prōmōtus
Language: la
Decoded: promotus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: propelled, advanced
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.