relegate Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

L. relegatus, p. p. of relegare; pref. re- re- + legare to send with a commission or charge. See Legate.

imperfect & past participle Relegated present participle & verbal noun Relegating

To remove, usually to an inferior position; to consign; to transfer; specifically, to send into exile; to banish.
It [the Latin language] was relegated into the study of the scholar. Milman.