relegate

relegate Definition

rel·egate (rel′ə gāt′)

transitive verb -·gat′·ed, -·gat′·ing

to exile or banish (someone) to a specified place
to consign or assign to an inferior position: usually with to
to assign to a class, sphere, realm, etc.; classify as belonging to a certain order of things
to refer, commit, or hand over for decision, action, etc.

Etymology: < L relegatus, pp. of relegare, to send away < re-, away, back + legare, to send: see legate

relegate Related Forms

rel′·ega′·tion noun

relegate Synonyms

To assign
commit, consign, transfer; see assign 1, commit 2.
To remove
banish, exile, expel; see banish 1, dismiss 1, 2. See syn. study at commit.

relegate Usage Examples

Object

club: They ended the season four points clear of the last relegated club Huddersfield Town.
season: I've always had a soft spot for Dundee & was sorry to see you got relegated last season.
side: Town play other relegated side West Brom on 14th October.
team: The defenses were pitiful, reminding me of defenses from relegated teams of recent years.
year: Article continues The women were relegated two years ago only to bounce back at the first attempt in 2005.
Aussie: Finally, in heat fifteen, Richardson relegated the Aussie to second spot.

Preposition: at

end: Carlisle quickly returned to Division Three, relegated at the end of the 1995/96 season.

Modifying Another Word

newly: For the first of three opening games against Ryman Premier newcomers the Dons took on newly relegated local rivals Carshalton Athletic at Colston Avenue.
eventually: However, the Slovenian eventually relegated Hawkins to fourth with a clever cut-back pass on the rear straight of the fourth lap.
immediately: They were immediately relegated and, this time, have found it tough back in the Championship.
again: He moved to West Brom in January last season and then got relegated again!
automatically: U16 failed to attend first round match, automatically relegated to Division 3 south, and fined £ 100.
already: Two second half goals from Kenny Miller secured victory for Wolves against an already relegated Rotherham side.

Preposition: in

season: The Clarets, having been relegated in the first season under Adamson's management were marching back to the first division with some style.
favor: Creative subjects such as art, geography and music were relegated in favor of English, maths and science, he said.

Preposition: from

division: The Swans, who were relegated from division two this season, struggled with 10 men for most of the game.
flight: Relegation - The Reds have only been relegated from the top flight on three occasions.
conference: Despite regularly scoring throughout 1999/2000, Sammy's goals could not prevent Sutton being relegated from the Conference.
league: Thankfully you can't be relegated from the fair play league.

Preposition: for

time: Sadly, Boroughmuir were relegated for the first time on the last day of the 1998/99 season.

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