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rel·e·gate
(rĕl′ĭ-gāt′)tr.v. rel·e·gat·ed, rel·e·gat·ing, rel·e·gates
1. To consign to an inferior or obscure place, rank, category, or condition: an artist's work that is now relegated to storerooms; a group that has been relegated to the status of second-class citizens.
2. To refer or assign (a matter or task, for example) for decision or action: relegate the teaching of writing to graduate students; relegate the matter to a committee.
[Middle English relegaten, to banish, from Latin relēgāre, relēgāt- : re-, re- + lēgāre, to send, depute; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]
rel′e·ga′tion n.
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relegate
(ˈrɛlɪˌɡeɪt)vb (tr)
1. to move to a position of less authority, importance, etc; demote
2. (General Sporting Terms) (usually passive) chiefly Brit to demote (a football team, etc) to a lower division
3. to assign or refer (a matter) to another or others, as for action or decision
4. (foll by to) to banish or exile
5. to assign (something) to a particular group or category
[C16: from Latin relēgāre to send away, from re- + lēgāre to send]
ˈreleˌgatable adj
ˌreleˈgation n
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rel•e•gate
(ˈrɛl ɪˌgeɪt)v.t. -gat•ed, -gat•ing.
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]
rel′e•ga•ble (-gə bəl) adj.
rel`e•ga′tion, n.
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relegate
Past participle: relegated
Gerund: relegating
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| Verb | 1. | relegate - refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues" |
| 2. | relegate - assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant" assign, delegate, designate, depute - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) sideline - remove from the center of activity or attention; place into an inferior position; "The outspoken cabinet member was sidelined by the President" reduce - bring to humbler or weaker state or condition; "He reduced the population to slavery" | |
| 3. |  relegate - expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country"spike - stand in the way of | |
| 4. | relegate - assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms" |
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relegate
verb
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Translations
يُحَوِّلُ إلى رُتْبَة أَدْنىيُنْزِل درَجَة
degradovatsestoupit
forvise
alentaa
uputiti
lejjebb sorol
lækka í stöîu; fella á milli deilda
左遷する
좌천시키다
perkėlimasperkelti
pārcelt zemākā kategorijāpazemināt
relegera
ลดตำแหน่ง
giáng chức
relegate
[ˈrelɪgeɪt] VT1. (= demote) [+ person, old furniture] → relegar
the news had been relegated to the inside pages → la noticia había sido relegada a las páginas interiores
the news had been relegated to the inside pages → la noticia había sido relegada a las páginas interiores
2. (Brit) (Sport) [+ team] they were relegated to the second division → bajaron or descendieron a segunda división
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relegate
vt
(lit, fig: = downgrade) → degradieren; (Sport) team → absteigen lassen (→ to in +acc); old toys, furniture → verbannen (→ to in +acc); to be relegated (Sport) → absteigen; relegated to second place (fig) → an zweite Stelle abgeschoben or verbannt
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relegate
[ˈrɛlɪˌgeɪt] vt (demote) → relegare (Sport) → (far) retrocedereto be relegated (team) → essere retrocesso/a
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relegate
(ˈreligeit) verb to put down to a lower grade, position etc. The local football team has been relegated to the Second Division.
ˌreleˈgation nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
relegate
→ يُحَوِّلُ إلى رُتْبَة أَدْنى degradovat forvise degradieren υποβιβάζω relegar alentaa reléguer uputiti relegare 左遷する 좌천시키다 degraderen degradere wydalić relegar низводить relegera ลดตำแหน่ง daha önemsiz bir göreve kaydırmak giáng chức 降级Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009