单词 | relegate |
释义 | relegate —relegable /rel"i geuh beuhl/, adj. —relegation, n. /rel"i gayt'/, v.t., relegated, relegating. 1. to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition: He has been relegated to a post at the fringes of the diplomatic service. 2. to consign or commit (a matter, task, etc.), as to a person: He relegates the less pleasant tasks to his assistant. 3. to assign or refer (something) to a particular class or kind. 4. to send into exile; banish. [1375-1425; late ME < L relegatus, ptp. of relegare to send away, dispatch. See RE-, LEGATE] Syn. 2. delegate, entrust. |
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