RELEGATE


Meaning of RELEGATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈre-lə-ˌgāt ]

transitive verb

( -gat·ed ; -gat·ing )

Etymology: Latin relegatus, past participle of relegare, from re- + legare to send with a commission — more at legate

Date: 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

d. : to transfer (a sports team) to a lower ranking division

Synonyms: see commit

• rel·e·ga·tion ˌre-lə-ˈgā-shən noun

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