relegate meaning and definition

RELEGATE verb

Definition of relegate (verb)

1. refer to another person for decision or judgment
   • "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"
   • synonyms: pass on, submit
2. assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
   • "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"
   • synonyms: break, bump, demote, kick downstairs
   • antonym: advance
3. expel, as if by official decree
   • "he was banished from his own country"
   • synonyms: banish, bar
4. assign to a class or kind
   • "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms"
   • synonyms: classify