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relegate
[ rel-i-geyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition:
He has been relegated to a post at the fringes of the diplomatic service.
- to consign or commit (a matter, task, etc.), as to a person:
He relegates the less pleasant tasks to his assistant.
Synonyms: , ,
- to assign or refer (something) to a particular class or kind.
- to send into exile; banish.
relegate
/ ˈɛɪˌɡɪ /
verb
- to move to a position of less authority, importance, etc; demote
- usually passive to demote (a football team, etc) to a lower division
- to assign or refer (a matter) to another or others, as for action or decision
- foll by to to banish or exile
- to assign (something) to a particular group or category
Derived Forms
- ˌˈپDz, noun
- ˈˌٲ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ··· [rel, -i-g, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
- ···پDz [rel-i-, gey, -sh, uh, n] noun
- un···· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of relegate1
Example Sentences
Lawson, meanwhile, said the news he had been relegated was "tough to hear" but he is determined to "prove that I belong here in Formula 1" now he is back with his former team.
The final new face is at relegated Kent where former England One Day captain Adam Hollioake returns to county cricket, having won the title three times during his playing days with Surrey.
If Leicester are relegated again their maximum loss for their next accounts to include 2024-25 would be £83m, taking in two seasons in the Premier League and one in the Championship.
But the Saints are also battling to avoid becoming the 'earliest' team in Premier League history to be relegated.
More often than not, the significant transformations of law and policy that grew out of the response to 9/11 were relegated to the pages of history with little or no accountability.
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