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rel·egate (rel′ə gāt′)

transitive verb relegated -·gat′·ed, relegating -·gat′·ing

  1. to exile or banish (someone) to a specified place
  2. to consign or assign to an inferior position: usually with to
  3. to assign to a class, sphere, realm, etc.; classify as belonging to a certain order of things
  4. 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

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relegate Synonyms

relegate

v.

  1. To assign

    commit, consign, transfer; see assign 1, commit 2.

  2. To remove

    banish, exile, expel; see banish 1, dismiss 1, 2. See syn. study at commit.


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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

relegate Usage Examples

Object

  • club: They ended the season four points clear of the last relegated club Huddersfield Town.

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.

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.

Preposition: from

  • division: The Swans, who were relegated from division two this season, struggled with 10 men for most of the game.

Preposition: for

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