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Relegate Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Relegate? [v] assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms" [v] assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up" [v] expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country" [v] refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Relegate: banish \| bar \| break \| bump \| classify \| demote \| kick downstairs \| pass on \| submit Related Terms \| Find terms related to Relegate: See Also \| assign \| assign \| attribute \| bump off \| delegate \| depute \| designate \| dispatch \| expel \| hit \| kick out \| murder \| polish off \| reduce \| remove \| slay \| spike \| throw out Relegate In Webster's Dictionary \Rel"e*gate\ (r?l"?-g?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relegated} (-g?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relegating}.] [L. relegatus, p. p. of relegare; pref. re- re- + legare to send with a commission or charge. See {Legate}.] To remove, usually to an inferior position; to consign; to transfer; specifically, to send into exile; to banish. It [the Latin language] was relegated into the study of the scholar. --Milman.

Relegate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Relegate?

[v] assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms"
[v] assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"
[v] expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country"
[v] refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"

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Relegate In Webster's Dictionary

\Rel"e*gate\ (r?l"?-g?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Relegated} (-g?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relegating}.] [L.
relegatus, p. p. of relegare; pref. re- re- + legare to send
with a commission or charge. See {Legate}.]
To remove, usually to an inferior position; to consign; to
transfer; specifically, to send into exile; to banish.

      It [the Latin language] was relegated into the study of
      the scholar.                             --Milman.

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