English Explanatory Dictionary

relegate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Exile, banish, remove, or send away.
  2. Exile or banish to a particular place.
  3. Remove (oneself) to a distance from something or somewhere.
  4. Banish from proximity to Rome for a set time; compare relegate.
  5. Remove or send to a place far away.
  6. Consign or assign.
  7. Consign (a person or thing) to a place, position, or role of obscurity, insignificance, oblivion, lower rank or (especially) inferiority.
  8. Assign (a thing) to an appropriate place or situation based on appraisal or classification.
  9. Transfer (a sports team) to a lower-ranking league division.
  10. Refer or submit.
  11. Refer (a point of contention) to an authority in deference to the judgment thereof.
  12. Submit (something) to someone else for appropriate action thereby; compare delegate.
noun
  1. A person who has been banished from proximity to Rome for a set time, but without losing his civil rights.
adj
  1. Relegated; exiled.

Pronunciation

rĕʹlĭgāt /ˈɹɛlɪˌɡeɪt/ /ˈɹɛləˌɡeɪt/ /ˈɹeləˌɡæɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-relegate1.wav en-au-relegate.ogg rĕʹlĭgət /ˈɹɛlɪɡət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-relegate2.wav

Word forms

relegate relegates relegating relegated religate relagate relegat religait

Etymology

First attested in 1561, borrowed from Latin relēgātus, the past participle of relēgō (“to dispatch, banish”).

Synonyms

debase demote humble abase bring down to size cut down to size defame degrade demean depress discredit disgrace dishonour disparage downgrade embase give a bad name humiliate knock down to size put someone in their place reduce relegate sink slur trim down to size whittle down to size

Antonyms

promote

Related words

relegation

Derived words

misrelegate relegated relegating relegator

Translations

Bulgarian: отпращам Dutch: bannen Dutch: verbannen Dutch: relegeren Finnish: karkottaa French: reléguer German: verbannen German: fortschicken German: absetzen German: relegieren Japanese: 追い払う Māori: tū(w)hiti Māori: whakapako Russian: ссылать Russian: изгонять Russian: отстранять Russian: отдалять Spanish: relegar
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