depute vs kick downstairs

kick downstairs vs depute

depute and kick downstairs both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
depute	No	No	Yes	No
kick downstairs	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, kick downstairs is a hyponym of depute; that is, kick downstairs is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than depute:

depute: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
kick downstairs: assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

Other hyponyms of depute include mandate, cast, post, cast, devolve, task, place, regiment, reassign, transfer, delegate, depute, mandate, advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade, break, bump, demote, relegate, place.

depute (verb)	kick downstairs (verb)
transfer power to someone	assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
appoint as a substitute
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

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