(~s, relegating, ~d)
1.
If you ~ someone or something to a less important position, you give them this position.
Might it not be better to ~ the King to a purely ceremonial function?...
VERB: V n to n
2.
If a sports team that competes in a league is ~d, it has to compete in a lower division in the next competition, because it was one of the least successful teams in the higher division. (BRIT)
If Leigh lose, they’ll be ~d.
? promote
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed
relegation
Relegation to the Third Division would prove catastrophic.
? promotion
N-UNCOUNT