1. relegate - verb
· refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"
Hypernym(s): submit
2. relegate - verb
· assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"
Synonym(s): demote, bump, break, kick_downstairs
Hypernym(s): delegate, designate, depute, assign
3. relegate - verb
· expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country"
Hypernym(s): expel, throw_out, kick_out
4. relegate - verb
· assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms"
Synonym(s): classify
Hypernym(s): assign, attribute
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