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Vinony

relegate

verb

  1. assign to a lower-ranking position
  2. to consign, send, banish
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛlɪɡət/ / /ˈɹɛlɪˌɡeɪt/ / /ˈɹɛləˌɡeɪt/ / /ˈɹeləˌɡæɪt/

adj

Etymology: First attested circa 1425: from the Classical Latin relēgātus, the perfect passive participle of relēgō (“I dispatch”, “I banish”).

  1. Relegated; exiled.

noun

Etymology: First attested circa 1550: from the Classical Latin relēgātus (“banished person, exile”), the nominative singular masculine substantive form of relēgātus, the past participle of relēgō (“to dispatch, banish”).

  1. A person who has been banished from proximity to Rome for a set time, but without losing his civil rights.

verb

Etymology: First attested in 1561, borrowed from Latin relēgātus, the past participle of relēgō (“to dispatch, banish”).

  1. Exile, banish, remove, or send away.
  2. Exile, banish, remove, or send away.
  3. Exile, banish, remove, or send away.

    “Eventually his freedom of speech drove Vespasian to relegate him a second time, and shortly after he was executed […].”

  4. Exile, banish, remove, or send away.
  5. Consign or assign.

    “Her bright ideas were relegated to "tosh" by her manager.”

    “Our correspondent adds that, when he visited Rouen in 1910, the engine had been relegated to the shuttle service between Rouen (Rive Droite) and Rouen (Rive Gauche).”

  6. Consign or assign.
  7. Consign or assign.

    “After finishing second-bottom in the table, United were relegated from the division.”

  8. Refer or submit.
  9. Refer or submit.
  10. Refer or submit.