RELEGATE


Meaning of RELEGATE in English

rel ‧ e ‧ gate /ˈreləɡeɪt, ˈrelɪɡeɪt/ BrE AmE 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 OPP promote

relegate something/somebody to something

We were relegated to the Fourth Division last year.

—relegation /ˌreləˈɡeɪʃ ə n, ˌrelɪˈɡeɪʃ ə n/ noun [uncountable]

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