Demates vs Demotes - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between demates and demotes

is that demates is third-person singular of demate while demotes is third-person singular of demote.

(head)

(demate)

(Mate-Demate Device)

(demat)

(aerospace) To move (a space shuttle orbiter) off the back of an aircraft that can carry it.

* mate

(head)

(demote)

(demot)

To lower the rank or status of something.

To relegate.

* (lower the rank of ): promote

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