Demoted vs Denoted - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between demoted and denoted

is that demoted is past tense of demote while denoted is past tense of denote.

(head)

(demote)

(demot)

To lower the rank or status of something.

To relegate.

* (lower the rank of ): promote

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(head)

(denote)

(denot)

To indicate; to mark.

The yellow blazes denote the trail.

To make overt.

The tears denoted her true feelings.

To refer to literally; to convey meaning.

"Pre-" denotes "before."

* denotation * denotative ----