English Dictionary

relegate

/ˈɹɛlɪɡeɪt/

verb

(transitive, done to a person) Exile or banish to a particular place. / (reflexive, obsolete, rare) Remove (oneself) to a distance from something or somewhere.

They decided to relegate him to a lower position in the company.

意味（1）

(transitive, done to a person) Exile or banish to a particular place.

意味（2）

(reflexive, obsolete, rare) Remove (oneself) to a distance from something or somewhere.

意味（3）

(transitive, historical, Ancient Rome, done to a person) Banish from proximity to Rome for a set time; compare relegate.

Eventually his freedom of speech drove Vespasian to relegate him a second time, and shortly after he was executed […].

意味（4）

(transitive, figuratively) Remove or send to a place far away.

意味（5）

Consign (a person or thing) to a place, position, or role of obscurity, insignificance, oblivion, lower rank or (especially) inferiority.

Her bright ideas were relegated to tosh by her manager.

意味（6）

Assign (a thing) to an appropriate place or situation based on appraisal or classification.

意味（7）

(sports, chiefly soccer) Transfer (a sports team) to a lower-ranking league division.

After finishing second-bottom in the table, United were relegated from the division.

意味（8）

Refer (a point of contention) to an authority in deference to the judgment thereof.

意味（9）

Submit (something) to someone else for appropriate action thereby; compare delegate.

意味（10）

(now rare) Submit or refer (someone) to someone or something else for some reason or purpose.