rel‧e‧gate /ˈreləɡeɪt, ˈrelɪɡeɪt/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of relegare 'to send back to do a job']
1. formal to give someone or something a less important position than before
relegate somebody/something to something
Women tended to be relegated to typing and filing jobs.2. British English if a sports team is relegated, it is moved into a lower
division Antonym : promoterelegate something/somebody to something We were relegated to the Fourth Division last year.—relegation /ˌreləˈɡeɪʃ
ən, ˌrelɪˈɡeɪʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲