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KK Pronunciation

〔 ˋrєlәˏget 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˊreliɡeit 〕


Overview of verb relegate

The verb relegate has 4 senses


  • relegate, pass on, submit -- (refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues")

  • demote, bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs -- (assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant")

  • banish, relegate, bar -- (expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country")

  • relegate, classify -- (assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms")