relegate

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relegate  /ˈrɛ lə ˌɡeɪt/ ? Meaning of "relegate"

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Definition(s):

  1. (v) refer to another person for decision or judgment
  2. (v) assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
  3. (v) expel, as if by official decree
  4. (v) assign to a class or kind

Synonym(s)

break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, banish, bar

Derived Word(s)

relegation

Usage(s):

  • The women agitators who had taken to the street were protesting that the menfolk of the country tended to relegate women to the class of chattel.

Quotes

  1. "When you're telling tales that deal with the supernatural, it's very easy in an urban metropolis to relegate them to some kind of logical explanation," says Eric Balfour, who stars as Haven's resident bad-boy Duke Crocker. "What makes small...
    on Jul 8, 2010 By: Eric Balfour Source: StarPhoenix

  2. Professor Collins said: "Hawk-Eye is the most well-known of the commercial systems and is currently being used to make decisions in major tennis competitions such as Wimbledon." "Technology such as Hawk-Eye is meant to relegate line-call...
    on Jun 13, 2008 By: Harry Collins Source: ic Wales

  3. In an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes" Freeman said: "You're going to relegate my history to a month? :... I don't want a black history month. ...... Black history is American history."
    on Feb 17, 2008 By: Morgan Freeman Source: OpEdNews

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