Demotes vs Denotes - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between demotes and denotes

is that demotes is third-person singular of demote while denotes is third-person singular 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)

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(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 ----