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rel·e·gate
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Audio Help [rel-i-geyt] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object), -gat·ed, -gat·ing.
| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | to consign or commit (a matter, task, etc.), as to a person: He relegates the less pleasant tasks to his assistant. |
| 3. | to assign or refer (something) to a particular class or kind. |
| 4. | to send into exile; banish. |
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| rel·e·gate
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tr.v. rel·e·gat·ed, rel·e·gat·ing, rel·e·gates
[Middle English relegaten, to banish, from Latin relēgāre, relēgāt- : re-, re- + lēgāre, to send, depute; see leg- in Indo-European roots.] rel'e·ga'tion n. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
relegate
1586 "to banish, send into exile" (implied in relegation), from L. relegatus, pp. of relegare "remove, dismiss, banish," from re- "back" + legare "send with a commission" (see legate). Meaning "place in a position of inferiority" is recorded from 1790.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| relegate | |
verb | |
| 1. | refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues" |
| 2. | assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant" [syn: demote] [ant: advance] |
| 3. | expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country" [syn: banish] |
| 4. | assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
relegate [ˈreligeit] verb
to put down to a lower grade, position etc
Example: The local football team has been relegated to the Second Division.
Example: The local football team has been relegated to the Second Division.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Relegate
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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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