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relegating   (TTS Sound)

The noun relegating has 1 sense

• delegating, delegation, relegating, relegation, deputation -- (authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions)

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")