Defenition of the word relegate
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Defenition of the word relegate
- To accept no longer in a community, group or country, e.g. by official decree.
- expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country"
- assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"
- refer to another
- assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms"
- assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sargeant"
- refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"
- assign to a class or kind
- assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
- expel, as if by official decree
- refer to another person for decision or judgment
Synonyms for the word relegate
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- banish
- bar
- break
- bump
- consign
- demote
- downgrade
- kick downstairs
- pass on
- reduce in importance
- refer
- submit
- transfer
Similar words in the relegate
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- bump off
- dispatch
- hit
- murder
- polish off
- relegate
- relegated
- relegates
- remove
- slay
Hyponyms for the word relegate
Hypernyms for the word relegate
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- assign
- attribute
- delegate
- depute
- designate
- expel
- kick out
- subject
- submit
- throw out
Antonyms for the word relegate
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- advance
- elevate
- kick upstairs
- promote
- raise
- upgrade
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