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relegate (v.)

1590s "to banish, send into exile," from Latin relegatus, past participle of relegare "remove, dismiss, banish, send away, schedule, put aside," from re- "back" (see re-) + legare "send with a commission" (see legate). Meaning "place in a position of inferiority" is recorded from 1790. Related: Relegated; relegating; relegable.

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Definitions of relegate from WordNet

relegate (v.)
refer to another person for decision or judgment;
She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues
Synonyms: pass on / submit
relegate (v.)
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank;
Synonyms: demote / bump / break / kick downstairs
relegate (v.)
expel, as if by official decree;
Synonyms: banish / bar
relegate (v.)
assign to a class or kind;
People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms
Synonyms: classify
From wordnet.princeton.edu