delevel

D2E1L1E1V4E1L1

verb

To demote, or be demoted, to a lower level.

Opposite
level
OriginEnglish level ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

verbdelevel (third-person singular simple present delevels, present participle (US) deleveling or (UK) delevelling, simple past and past participle (US) deleveled or (UK) delevelled)

present singular third person delevels · US participle present deleveling · UK participle present delevelling · US participle past deleveled · US past deleveled · UK participle past delevelled · UK past delevelled

  1. To demote, or be demoted, to a lower level.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
level

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishlevel
  8. Englishdelevel

From de- + level.

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Cite this entry
APA

delevel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delevel

MLA

“delevel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delevel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “delevel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delevel.

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