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Definitions for Relegate
[1] to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition: He has been relegated to a post at the fringes of the diplomatic service.
[2] to consign or commit (a matter, task, etc.), as to a person: He relegates the less pleasant tasks to his assistant.
[3] to assign or refer (something) to a particular class or kind.
[4] to send into exile; banish.
[5] to move to a position of less authority, importance, etc; demote
[6] (usually passive) mainly British to demote (a football team, etc) to a lower division
[7] to assign or refer (a matter) to another or others, as for action or decision
[8] (foll by to) to banish or exile
[9] to assign (something) to a particular group or category
Words related to Relegate
consign, entrust, refer, demote, dismiss, confide, commend, credit, charge, delegate, commit, accredit, lag, eject, ostracize, expel, displace, remove, exile, expatriate
Words nearby Relegate
release therapy, released time, releaser, releasing factor, releasing mechanism, relegate, relent, relentless, relenza, relevance, relevant
Origin of Relegate
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin relēgātus, past participle of relēgāre to send away, dispatch. See re-, legate
Other words from Relegate
rel·e·ga·ble [rel -i-guh -buh l] /ˈrɛl ɪ gə bəl/ , adjective
rel·e·ga·tion , noun
un·rel·e·ga·ble , adjective
un·rel·e·gat·ed , adjective
Word origin for Relegate
C16: from Latin relēgāre to send away, from re- + lēgāre to send
Synonyms for Relegate
consign, entrust, refer, accredit, charge, commend, commit, confide, credit, delegate, hand over, pass on, turn over