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Definition of relegate in English: relegateverb ˈrɛlɪɡeɪtˈrɛləˌɡeɪt [with object]1Assign an inferior rank or position to. they aim to prevent women from being relegated to a secondary role Example sentencesExamples - Indeed, most of the program-related discussion is relegated to a couple of chapters buried deep in the middle of the book.
- We feel that economic failure has created a situation where survival and law have been relegated to antagonistic positions.
- I'm so pleased that he has been relegated to another set of duties.
- Privatization can only mean less control is vested in public discourse and more is relegated to the demands of profit.
- Most of them were relegated to rear echelon positions or they were stewards on the boats or on the ships.
- The music, his real career, was relegated to after-hours and vacations.
- Those who did not tell the president what he wanted to hear were relegated to positions of little influence.
- Under such a setup, religion is relegated to the realm of the private, and in the public domain it is merely an agent for the delivery of social welfare.
- As the present academic system is totally different, the importance of good handwriting has been relegated to the background.
- And that is not to say that the poll will result in the childcare issue being relegated to the footnotes of party manifestos.
- I also saw that men were relegated to supporting the status quo even at their own expense if they choose to accept it.
- Curries were relegated to just breakfast and lunches at home.
- Many of them complain about the second-class role they were relegated to.
- In the United States, he is relegated to subordinate positions and rendered passive by white society.
- As a result, even a three-year-old boy becomes the legal chief of the family and his mother is relegated to an inferior social status.
- Not that they can't make quilts, but it has been relegated to a craft and an inferior position for so long.
- She would be relegated to the ranks of his subordinates once more.
- It's as if our ability to find excitement in the world around us has been relegated to only those activities that charge for admission.
- The purpose of mutual assistance in time of illness or death was often relegated to a second position, after moral improvement.
- The supernatural is relegated to the rank of mild amusement.
Synonyms downgrade, lower, lower in rank/status, put down, move down consign, banish, exile demote, degrade, declass, strip someone of their rank, reduce to the ranks, disrate, drum out North American bust - 1.1British Transfer (a sports team) to a lower division of a league.
United were relegated to division two Example sentencesExamples - They have already been relegated from division one of the league only winning one of their thirteen games.
- Inferior premier league football clubs get relegated and replaced by new contenders every season.
- A win in this match by either club will go a long way towards guaranteeing a place in the Premier Division next season as only one team will be relegated.
- Though relegated in the league they will still be competing in the senior championship in 2005.
- The new blueprint would also relegate two teams from Division 1.
Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'send into exile'): from Latin relegat- 'sent away, referred', from the verb relegare, from re- 'again' + legare 'send'. Definition of relegate in US English: relegateverbˈrɛləˌɡeɪtˈreləˌɡāt [with object]Consign or dismiss to an inferior rank or position. they aim to prevent women from being relegated to a secondary role Example sentencesExamples - Indeed, most of the program-related discussion is relegated to a couple of chapters buried deep in the middle of the book.
- I also saw that men were relegated to supporting the status quo even at their own expense if they choose to accept it.
- In the United States, he is relegated to subordinate positions and rendered passive by white society.
- We feel that economic failure has created a situation where survival and law have been relegated to antagonistic positions.
- Privatization can only mean less control is vested in public discourse and more is relegated to the demands of profit.
- Those who did not tell the president what he wanted to hear were relegated to positions of little influence.
- Curries were relegated to just breakfast and lunches at home.
- Many of them complain about the second-class role they were relegated to.
- The supernatural is relegated to the rank of mild amusement.
- As a result, even a three-year-old boy becomes the legal chief of the family and his mother is relegated to an inferior social status.
- The purpose of mutual assistance in time of illness or death was often relegated to a second position, after moral improvement.
- The music, his real career, was relegated to after-hours and vacations.
- And that is not to say that the poll will result in the childcare issue being relegated to the footnotes of party manifestos.
- Not that they can't make quilts, but it has been relegated to a craft and an inferior position for so long.
- She would be relegated to the ranks of his subordinates once more.
- As the present academic system is totally different, the importance of good handwriting has been relegated to the background.
- It's as if our ability to find excitement in the world around us has been relegated to only those activities that charge for admission.
- I'm so pleased that he has been relegated to another set of duties.
- Most of them were relegated to rear echelon positions or they were stewards on the boats or on the ships.
- Under such a setup, religion is relegated to the realm of the private, and in the public domain it is merely an agent for the delivery of social welfare.
Synonyms downgrade, lower, lower in rank, lower in status, put down, move down
Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘send into exile’): from Latin relegat- ‘sent away, referred’, from the verb relegare, from re- ‘again’ + legare ‘send’. |