relegate
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relegated, past tense; relegated, past participle; relegates, 3rd person singular present; relegating, present participle;
/ˈreləˌgāt/,
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relegated, past tense; relegated, past participle; relegates, 3rd person singular present; relegating, present participle;
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Consign or dismiss to an inferior rank or position
- - they aim to prevent women from being relegated to a secondary role
Web Definitions:
- refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"
- demote: assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"
- banish: expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country"
- assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms"
- (relegation) delegating: authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions
- (relegation) the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category
- (relegation) mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position; "he has been relegated to a post in Siberia"
- (Relegation) In many sports leagues around the world (with U.S., Canadian and Australian professional leagues being the most notable exceptions), promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season in which teams are transferred between divisions. ...
- A person who has been banished from proximity to Rome for a set time, but without losing his civil rights; Exile, banish, remove, or send away. (transitive, done to a person) Exile or banish to a particular place. ...
- (Relegation) for leagues having multiple divisions, there is a procedure for losing teams to be moved from higher divisions to lower divisions after a competition has been completed. Winning teams move up as “advancement.”
- (v) to send or assign to a particular class, position or condition (especially an inferior one)
- (v) - to forcibly assign; to demote
- (v): banish, to put away or lower