relegate implies a consigning to a particular class or sphere often with a suggestion of getting rid of.

RELEGATE definition: to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition. See examples of relegate used in a sentence.

RELEGATE definition: 1. to put someone or something into a lower or less important rank or position: 2. If a football…. Learn more.

To refer or assign (a matter or task, for example) for decision or action: relegate the teaching of writing to graduate students; relegate the matter to a committee.

Definition of relegate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If you relegate someone or something to a less important position, you give them this position. Military heroes were relegated to the status of ordinary citizens. [VERB noun + to] Other …

rel•e•gate /ˈrɛlɪˌgeɪt/ v. [~ + object (+ to + object)], -gat•ed, -gat•ing. to send (someone or something) to a lower-ranking or worse position, place, or condition: The team relegated him …

5 days ago · relegate (third-person singular simple present relegates, present participle relegating, simple past and past participle relegated) Exile, banish, remove, or send away.

Relegate definition: To consign to an inferior or obscure place, rank, category, or condition.

Relegate means "to assign to a lower position." If the quarterback of the football team stops making decent throws, he might be relegated to the position of benchwarmer.