Definition of relegate

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rel·e·gate    (rl-gt) KEY 

TRANSITIVE VERB:
rel·e·gat·ed, rel·e·gat·ing, rel·e·gates

1. To assign to an obscure place, position, or condition.
2. To assign to a particular class or category; classify. See Synonyms at commit.
3. To refer or assign (a matter or task, for example) for decision or action.
4. To send to a place of exile; banish.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English relegaten, to banish, from Latin relgre, relgt- : re-, re- + lgre, to send, depute; see leg- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
rele·gation(Noun)