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RELEGATE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they relegate ... he / she / it relegates
Past simple: relegated
Past participle: relegated
-ing form: relegating
Sense 1
Meaning:
Assign to a class or kind
Example:
People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms
Synonyms:
classify; relegate
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "relegate" is one way to...):
assign; attribute (decide as to where something belongs in a scheme)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
Derivation:
relegation (the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
Example:
He was broken down to Sergeant
Synonyms:
break; bump; demote; kick downstairs; relegate
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "relegate" is one way to...):
assign; delegate; depute; designate (give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "relegate"):
sideline (remove from the center of activity or attention; place into an inferior position)
reduce (bring to humbler or weaker state or condition)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something PP
Derivation:
relegation (the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Expel, as if by official decree
Example:
he was banished from his own country
Synonyms:
banish; bar; relegate
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "relegate" is one way to...):
expel; kick out; throw out (force to leave or move out)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "relegate"):
spike (stand in the way of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Derivation:
relegation (mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Refer to another person for decision or judgment
Example:
She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "relegate" is one way to...):
submit (refer for judgment or consideration)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Derivation:
relegating; relegation (authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions)
