[rel.e.gate] vt -gat.ed ; -gat.ing [L relegatus, pp. of relegare, fr. re- + legare to send with a commission--more at legate] (1599) 1: to send into exile: banish
2: assign: as a: to assign to a place of insignificance or of oblivion: put out of sight or mind b: to assign to an appropriate place or situation on the basis of classification or appraisal c: to submit to someone or something for appropriate action: delegate syn see commit -- rel.e.ga.tion n