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relegate¹

  • /ˈɹɛlɪˌɡeɪt/ UK
  • /ˈɹɛlɪˌɡeɪt/ Canada, US
  • /ˈɹɛləˌɡeɪt/ Canada, US
  • /ˈɹeləˌɡæɪt/ Australia, New Zealand

Where it comes from

First attested in 1561, borrowed from Latin relēgātus, the past participle of relēgō (“to dispatch, banish”).

verb relegates · relegating · relegated · religate

  1. transitive Exile or banish to a particular place.
  2. obsolete, rare, reflexive Remove (oneself) to a distance from something or somewhere.
  3. Ancient Rome, historical, transitive 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 […].
  4. figuratively, transitive Remove or send to a place far away.
  5. transitive, in extended use 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.

    Similar: debase, demote, humble, abase, bring down to size, cut down to size, defame, degrade, demean, depress, discredit, disgrace

  6. transitive, in extended use Assign (a thing) to an appropriate place or situation based on appraisal or classification.
  7. transitive, in extended use Transfer (a sports team) to a lower-ranking league division. After finishing second-bottom in the table, United were relegated from the division.

    Opposite: promote

  8. transitive Refer (a point of contention) to an authority in deference to the judgment thereof.
  9. transitive Submit (something) to someone else for appropriate action thereby; compare delegate.
  10. archaic, transitive Submit or refer (someone) to someone or something else for some reason or purpose.

relegate²

  • /ˈɹɛlɪɡət/ UK

Where it comes from

First attested circa 1550: from the Classical Latin relēgātus (“banished person, exile”), the nominative singular masculine substantive form of relēgātus, the past participle of relēgō (“to dispatch, banish”).

noun relegates · relagate

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

relegate³

  • /ˈɹɛlɪɡət/ UK

Where it comes from

First attested circa 1425: from the Classical Latin relēgātus, the perfect passive participle of relēgō (“I dispatch”, “I banish”).

adjective relegat · religait

  1. archaic, not comparable Relegated; exiled.

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verb to exile

Españolrelegar
日本語追い払う oiharau
Françaisreléguer
Deutschverbannen, fortschicken, absetzen, relegieren
Русскийссылать ssylatʹ, изгонять izgonjatʹ, отстранять otstranjatʹ, отдалять otdaljatʹ

verb to consign

日本語格下げする kakusage suru, 降格させる kōkaku saseru
Deutschzurückstufen, herabsetzen, degradieren, zurückversetzen, herabstufen, absteigen lassen
Русскийнизводить nizvoditʹ, разжаловать razžalovatʹ, относить otnositʹ

verb to refer

Deutschzuweisen
Русскийотсылать otsylatʹ

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@misc{relegate_2026,
  title = {relegate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/relegate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}