Demote (8)
I believe the answer is:
relegate
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">demote</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for relegate that I've seen before include "Assign to a lower position" , "Move down to a lower grade" , "Demote" , "Send down" , "Move to a lower division" .)