Sekirov Dictionary

relegate

/ˈɹɛlɪˌɡeɪt/

verb13

  1. Consign (a person or thing) to a place, position, or role of obscurity, insignificance, oblivion, lower rank or (especially) inferiority.
  2. Transfer (a sports team) to a lower-ranking league division.
  3. Consign or assign.
  4. Assign (a thing) to an appropriate place or situation based on appraisal or classification.
  5. Exile, banish, remove, or send away.
  6. Exile or banish to a particular place.
  7. Remove or send to a place far away.
  8. (historical) Banish from proximity to Rome for a set time; compare relegate.
  9. Refer or submit.
  10. Refer (a point of contention) to an authority in deference to the judgment thereof.
  11. Submit (something) to someone else for appropriate action thereby; compare delegate.
  12. [with oneself] (no longer used, rare) Remove (oneself) to a distance from something or somewhere.
  13. (no longer used) Submit or refer (someone) to someone or something else for some reason or purpose.
relegate
/ˈɹɛlɪɡət/

adjective1

  1. (no longer used) Relegated; exiled.

noun1

  1. (no longer used) A person who has been banished from proximity to Rome for a set time, but without losing his civil rights.
forms

relegated · relegating · relegates

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