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relegate

[ rel-i-geyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, rel·e·gat·ed, rel·e·gat·ing.

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.
to consign or commit (a matter, task, etc.), as to a person:
He relegates the less pleasant tasks to his assistant.
Synonyms: entrust, consign, assign
to assign or refer (something) to a particular class or kind.
to send into exile; banish.

relegate

/ ˈrɛlɪˌɡeɪt /

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English from Latin relēgātus, past participle of relēgāre “to send away, dispatch”; re-, legate

C16: from Latin relēgāre to send away, from re- + lēgāre to send

The number of women who opt for this type of experience is too large to relegate to the fringe.

But when you try to oust the queen, you better be successful, lest she decides to relegate you to oblivion.

In the end, these entanglements could relegate the everyday people of Ivory Coast to the bottom of his priorities.

But we relegate and outsource our programming capabilities at our own peril.

He had returned sooner than was expected or desired, but could he relegate his own intelligent task to anybody else?

He seemed to relegate self to the background; he was considerate, quiet, serene.

With each mornings greeting I felt the nights determination to relegate me into the safe distance of the crowd.

The apparently unthinking and apathetic class, who prefer to relegate all initiative to leaders whom they will loyally follow.

Keep Tzaritza out of the house and relegate the Sultana to the servant's quarters?

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