Definition of Relegate in English :

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Relegate meaning in English

Meaning of Relegate in English

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Relegate

see synonyms of relegate

Verb

1. pass on, relegate, submit

refer to another person for decision or judgment

Example Sentences:
'She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues'

2. break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate

assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

Example Sentences:
'She was demoted because she always speaks up'
'He was broken down to Sergeant'

3. banish, bar, relegate

expel, as if by official decree

Example Sentences:
'he was banished from his own country'

4. classify, relegate

assign to a class or kind

Example Sentences:
'How should algae be classified?'
'People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Relegate

see synonyms of relegate
verb (transitive)
1. 
to move to a position of less authority, importance, etc; demote
2. (usually passive) mainly British
to demote (a football team, etc) to a lower division
3. 
to assign or refer (a matter) to another or others, as for action or decision
4. (foll by to)
to banish or exile
5. 
to assign (something) to a particular group or category

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Relegate

see synonyms of relegate
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈreleˌgated or ˈreleˌgating
1. 
to exile or banish (someone) to a specified place
2. 
to consign or assign to an inferior position
usually with to
3. 
to assign to a class, sphere, realm, etc.; classify as belonging to a certain order of things
4. 
to refer, commit, or hand over for decision, action, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Relegate

see synonyms of relegate
tr.v. rel·e·gat·ed, rel·e·gat·ing, rel·e·gates
1. To consign to an inferior or obscure place, rank, category, or condition: an artist's work that is now relegated to storerooms; a group that has been relegated to the status of second-class citizens.
2. To refer or assign (a matter or task, for example) for decision or action: relegate the teaching of writing to graduate students; relegate the matter to a committee.

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