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English to English verb
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refer to another person for decision or judgment |  | Example: She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues
source: wordnet30
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assign to a lower position; reduce in rank |  | Example: She was demoted because she always speaks up He was broken down to Sergeant
source: wordnet30
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expel, as if by official decree |  | Example: he was banished from his own country
source: wordnet30
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assign to a class or kind |  | Example: How should algae be classified? People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms
source: wordnet30
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To remove, usually to an inferior position; to consign; to transfer; specifically, to send into exile; to banish. |  | source: webster1913
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