relegate
pronunciation
How to pronounce relegate in British English:
UK [ˈrelɪgeɪt]
How to pronounce relegate in American English:
US [ˈrɛlɪˌɡet]
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- Verb:
- refer to another person for decision or judgment
- assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
- expel, as if by official decree
- assign to a class or kind
Word Origin
- 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.
Example
- 1. We shall relegate this problem to the organizing committee .
- 2. It is through this article relegate sushi period of a few words for imagery to explore the mentality of their relegation .
- 3. When the victim can not give proof and it can not involve the innocent people , the tort law 's preventing and punishing function should relegate to secondary status , but the compensation to the victims becomes the primary thing .
- 4. Relegate old files to the storeroom .
- 5. We can no longer relegate afghanistan to the bottom of our priority list .