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- Dictionaryrelegate/ˈrɛlɪɡeɪt/
verb
- 1. assign an inferior rank or position to: "they aim to prevent women from being relegated to a secondary role"
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RELEGATE definition: 1. to put someone or something into a lower or less important rank or position: 2. If a football…. Learn more.
May 30, 2012 · 1. : to send into exile : banish. 2. : assign: such as. a. : to assign to a place of insignificance or of oblivion : put out of sight or mind. b. : to assign to an appropriate place or situation on the basis of classification or appraisal. c. : to submit to someone or something for appropriate action : delegate. d.
Relegate means to send someone down in rank. Delegate means to send someone in your place to complete a task. In the workplace, managers who can't figure out how to delegate may get relegated to a lesser rank.
1. to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition. 2. to consign or commit (a matter, task, etc.), as to a person. 3. to assign or refer (something) to a particular class or kind. 4. to send into exile; banish. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin relēgātus, past participle of relēgāre to send away, dispatch. See re -, legate]
RELEGATE meaning: 1. to put someone or something into a lower or less important rank or position: 2. If a football…. Learn more.
If you relegate someone or something to a less important position, you give them this position. Military heroes were relegated to the status of ordinary citizens. [ VERB noun + to ]
relegate. verb. /ˈrelɪɡeɪt/ Verb Forms. relegate somebody/something (to something) to give somebody a lower or less important position, rank, etc. than before. She was then relegated to the role of assistant. He relegated the incident to the back of his mind. Want to learn more?
to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition: He has been relegated to a post at the fringes of the diplomatic service. to consign or commit (a matter, task, etc.), as to a person: He relegates the less pleasant tasks to his assistant. Synonyms: entrust, consign, assign.
to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition: He has been relegated to a post at the fringes of the diplomatic service. to consign or commit (a matter, task, etc.), as to a person: He relegates the less pleasant tasks to his assistant. to assign or refer (something) to a particular class or kind. to send into exile; banish.
Relegate definition: To consign to an inferior or obscure place, rank, category, or condition.
