Origin: Latin
suffix -ate
Relegate has 8 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Noun
1
A person who has been banished from proximity to Rome for a set time, but without losing his civil rights.
Verb
1
refer to another person for decision or judgment
"She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"
2
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
"She was demoted because she always speaks up"
"He was broken down to Sergeant"
3
expel, as if by official decree
"he was banished from his own country"
4
assign to a class or kind
"How should algae be classified?"
"People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms"
5
Exile, banish, remove, or send away.
6
Exile or banish to a particular place.
Adjective
Example Sentences
"She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"
verb
"She was demoted because she always speaks up"
verb
"He was broken down to Sergeant"
verb
"he was banished from his own country"
verb
"How should algae be classified?"
verb
"People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms"
verb
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Origin
The word relegate first appeared in English in 1561, borrowed from the Latin past participle relēgātus. It originally meant "to dispatch" or "banish."