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relegate
[rel-i-geyt]
verb (used with object)
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.
to consign or commit (a matter, task, etc.), as to a person.
He relegates the less pleasant tasks to his assistant.
Synonyms: , ,to assign or refer (something) to a particular class or kind.
to send into exile; banish.
relegate
/ ˈɛɪˌɡɪ /
verb
to move to a position of less authority, importance, etc; demote
(usually passive) to demote (a football team, etc) to a lower division
to assign or refer (a matter) to another or others, as for action or decision
(foll by to) to banish or exile
to assign (something) to a particular group or category
Other 51Թ Forms
- relegable adjective
- relegation noun
- unrelegable adjective
- ˌˈپDz noun
- ˈˌٲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of relegate1
Example Sentences
Plymouth were relegated to the third tier last season after an ill-fated return to the Championship.
Currently, only the WSL 2 winners earn promotion, with the bottom club in the WSL relegated - essentially one up and one down.
So long as Latinos remain silenced, ostracized and relegated to the periphery in conversations about the future of this nation, that future remains bleak.
Already relegated after six defeats on the spin amid a tricky transition - all before their plane problems - there was a worry the Dutch could hand out a serious lesson.
Given founding members of the competition could not be 'relegated' from it, critics argued the tournament was a closed book for Europe's elite teams.
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