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1. (v.t.) relegate
to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition.
2. relegate
to consign or commit (a matter, task, etc.), as to a person.
3. relegate
to assign or refer (something) to a particular class or kind.
4. relegate
to send into exile; banish.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME < L relēgātus, ptp. of relēgāre to send away, dispatch. See re -, legate)
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1. (verb) relegate, pass on, submit
refer to another person for decision or judgment
"She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"
2. (verb) demote, bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
"She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"
3. (verb) banish, relegate, bar
expel, as if by official decree
"he was banished from his own country"
4. (verb) relegate, classify
assign to a class or kind
"How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms"
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1. (verb) relegate
to remove, usually to an inferior position; to consign; to transfer; specifically, to send into exile; to banish
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Sense: to put down to a lower grade, position etc
The local football team has been relegated to the Second Division.
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 Afrikaans: relegeer |
 Arabic: يُنْزِل درَجَة |
 Bulgarian: понижавам |
 Brazilian: relegar |
 Czech: sestoupit |
 German: absteigen |
 Danish: rykke ned |
 Greek: υποβιβάζω |
 Spanish: relegar |
 Estonian: ümber paigutama |
 Farsi: ؛ واگذار کردنتنزل رتبه و |
 Finnish: pudota |
 French: reléguer |
 Hebrew: לְהוֹרִיד |
 Hindi: अवनति करना, काम सौंपना |
 Croatian: relegirati, degradirati |
 Hungarian: lejjebb sorol |
 Indonesian: menurunkan |
 Icelandic: lækka í stöðu; fella á mi |
 Italian: relegare |
 Japanese: 格下げする |
 Korean: 좌천시키다 |
 Lithuanian: pažeminti, perkelti (į že |
 Latvian: pazemināt; pārcelt zemākā |
 Malay: diturunkan |
 Dutch: degraderen |
 Norwegian: forvise, rykke ned, degra |
 Polish: usunąć, zdegradować |
 Persian: ؛ واگذار کردنتنزل رتبه و |
 Pashto: شړل، فرارول، لرى كول: ايس |
 Portuguese: relegar |
 Romanian: a retrograda |
 Russian: низводить |
 Slovak: klesnúť, degradovať |
 Slovenian: premestiti (na nižje mest |
 Serbian: degradirati |
 Swedish: förvisa, degradera, flytt |
 Thai: ลดตำแหน่ง |
 Turkish: düşürmek |
 Taiwanese: 降級 |
 Ukrainian: переводити до нижчої кате |
 Urdu: گرا دینا |
 Vietnamese: xuống hạng |
 Chinese: 降级 |
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