(relegate)
21relegate — verb assign an inferior rank or position to. ↘Brit. transfer (a sports team) to a lower division of a league. Derivatives relegation noun Origin ME (in the sense send into exile ): from L. relegat , relegare send away …
22relegate — v. a. 1. Transfer, remove, consign, remand, despatch. 2. Banish, expatriate, exile, transport …
23relegate — verb (T) 1 formal to give someone or something a less important position than before: Academic excellence seems to have been relegated to a role of secondary importance. 2 be relegated (to) especially BrE if a sports team is relegated, it is… …
24relegate — v 1. consign, transfer, send, dispatch, ship, assign, delegate, depute, commission; confide, entrust. 2. attribute, put down to, ascribe, refer; arrogate, impute, credit with, blame on; trace, accredit to, account to, chalk up to. 3. banish,… …
25relegate — rel·e·gate …
26relegate — verb Syn: downgrade, demote, lower, put down, move down Ant: upgrade, promote …
27relegate — [ˈreləˌgeɪt] verb [T] to move someone or something to a less important position relegation [ˌreləˈgeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [U] …
28relegate — rel•e•gate [[t]ˈrɛl ɪˌgeɪt[/t]] v. t. gat•ed, gat•ing 1) to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition 2) to consign or commit (a matter, task, etc.), as to a person 3) to assign or refer (something) to a particular class or… …
29relegate — /ˈrɛləgeɪt / (say reluhgayt) verb (t) (relegated, relegating) 1. to send or consign to some obscure position, place, or condition. 2. to consign or commit (a matter, task, etc.), as to a person. 3. to assign or refer (something) to a particular… …
30relegate — v.t. banish; assign, especially to less important place or person. ♦ relegation, n …
