relegate

IPA: rˈɛɫʌgeɪt

noun

  • (history, obsolete) A person who has been banished from proximity to Rome for a set time, but without losing his civil rights.

verb

  • Exile, banish, remove, or send away.
  • (transitive, done to a person) Exile or banish to a particular place.
  • (reflexive, obsolete, rare) Remove (oneself) to a distance from something or somewhere.
  • (transitive, historical, Ancient Rome, done to a person) Banish from proximity to Rome for a set time; compare relegate.
  • (transitive, figuratively) Remove or send to a place far away.
  • (transitive, in extended use) Consign or assign.
  • Consign (a person or thing) to a place, position, or role of obscurity, insignificance, oblivion, lower rank or (especially) inferiority.
  • Assign (a thing) to an appropriate place or situation based on appraisal or classification.
  • (sports, chiefly soccer) Transfer (a sports team) to a lower-ranking league division.
  • (transitive) Refer or submit.
  • Refer (a point of contention) to an authority in deference to the judgment thereof.
  • Submit (something) to someone else for appropriate action thereby; compare delegate.
  • (now rare) Submit or refer (someone) to someone or something else for some reason or purpose.

adjective

  • (archaic) Relegated; exiled.
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