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[ rel-i-geyt ] / ˈrɛl ɪˌgeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR relegate ON THESAURUS.COM
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. to assign or refer (something) to a particular class or kind. to send into exile; banish. Origin of relegate1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin relēgātus, past participle of relēgāre to send away, dispatch. See re-, legate SYNONYMS FOR relegateSEE SYNONYMS FOR relegate ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM relegaterel·e·ga·ble [rel-i-guh-buhl], /ˈrɛl ɪ gə bəl/, adjectiverel·e·ga·tion, nounun·rel·e·ga·ble, adjectiveun·rel·e·gat·ed, adjectiveDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for relegateSelma becomes a biopic in which the hero shines while those who worked beside him are overlooked or relegated to the sidelines. Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’|Gary May|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST ESPN's SportsNation compiled a Derek Jeter dating diamond, and Mariah Carey and Jessica Alba were relegated to the outfield. The Captain’s Log: Derek Jeter’s Lady-Killing Past, From ‘Yeah, Jeets!’ to Gift Baskets|Emily Shire|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST By the 1940s, the box had disappeared from the show circuit entirely and was relegated to the rumor mill. Get a Piece of Houdini Before He Disappears|Nina Strochlic|August 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST We basically are relegated to being varying degrees of “bad” in project after project. For Muslims, Howard Gordon’s ‘Tyrant’ Is a Step in the Right Direction|Dean Obeidallah|June 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He relegated his vice president, meanwhile, to a group of “some hardworking, effective…people around me…and I love them to death.” ‘Michelle Will Not Run For Office’: Obama's Daytime TV Confessional|Lloyd Grove|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST When I returned I perceived that my paraphernalia had been relegated to the bench behind, and the place taken by Operoff himself. Thus the conflict between Russia and England, which the Prince desired, had been relegated far into the future. The Kaiser's Memoirs|William II, German Emperor Among these is the excision of a sentence hitherto preserved in the text, and now relegated to the margin (p. 205). The Works of Sir Thomas Browne|Thomas Browne Can it only be relegated to a class, an order, of its own, and considered as being—Vedderesque? Italy, the Magic Land|Lilian Whiting If he fails to get employment he is relegated to a labour colony. Glimpses into the Abyss|Mary Higgs
British Dictionary definitions for relegate
verb (tr)to move to a position of less authority, importance, etc; demote (usually passive) mainly British to demote (a football team, etc) to a lower division to assign or refer (a matter) to another or others, as for action or decision (foll by to) to banish or exile to assign (something) to a particular group or category Derived forms of relegaterelegatable, adjectiverelegation, nounWord Origin for relegateC16: from Latin relēgāre to send away, from re- + lēgāre to send Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to relegateconsign, entrust, refer, demote, dismiss, confide, commend, credit, charge, delegate, commit, accredit, lag, eject, ostracize, expel, displace, remove, exile, expatriate |