relegate

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relegate Definition

• (v) refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"
• (v) assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sargeant"
• (v) expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country"
• (v) assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms"

relegate Synonyms

• banish
• bar
• break
• bump
• classify
• demote
• kick downstairs
• pass on
• relegate
• submit