relegate

relegate
01. After being [relegated] to a minor administrative position, our former program co-ordinator decided to resign.
02. The story was [relegated] to the human interest section of the newspaper.
03. When newspapers make an error in reporting on the front page, they always seem to [relegate] their apologies to the back page.
04. This historic agreement [relegated] the position of King to that of a symbolic figurehead.
05. We have [relegated] all my ex-husband's unwanted junk to the garage for the time being.
06. The philosophy of communism has been largely [relegated] to the junk yard of political theory.
07. Since his resignation, the former President has been [relegated] to the lecture and talk show circuit.
08. If we lose our next game, we will be [relegated] to the junior division.
09. After making a single popular album, the group was quickly [relegated] to the status of "one-hit wonders."
10. After his poor showing in a number of games, he was [relegated] to the minor leagues.
11. In his book, the ideology of communism has been [relegated] to the status of a failed experiment which had catastrophic consequences while it lasted.
12. Visible minorities are often [relegated] to low status positions in society for purely racist reasons.
13. Following the scandal, the Minister was [relegated] to a minor position within the party.
14. The Luton team is facing [relegation] unless it can improve its record.
15. The [relegation] of the pitcher to the minor leagues has been met with a great deal of anger by his numerous fans.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • relegate — [v1] assign, transfer accredit, charge, commend, commit, confide, consign, credit, delegate, entrust, hand over, pass on, refer, turn over; concepts 41,143 Ant. assume, hold, keep relegate [v2] banish, downgrade demote, deport, dismiss, displace …   New thesaurus

  • Relegate — Rel e*gate (r?l ? g?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relegated} ( g? t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relegating}.] [L. relegatus, p. p. of relegare; pref. re re + legare to send with a commission or charge. See {Legate}.] To remove, usually to an inferior… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • relegate — I verb allocate, assign, ban, banish, bar, cast out, consign, convey, delegate, deport, depute, discard, dislodge, dismiss, dispatch, displace, elide, eliminate, entrust, eradicate, exclude, excommunicate, exile, expatriate, expel, isolate, omit …   Law dictionary

  • relegate to — index commit (entrust) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • relegate — 1580s to banish, send into exile (implied in relegation), from L. relegatus, pp. of relegare remove, dismiss, banish, from re back + legare send with a commission (see LEGATE (Cf. legate)). Meaning place in a position of inferiority is recorded… …   Etymology dictionary

  • relegate — vb *commit, entrust, confide, consign Analogous words: refer, assign, credit, accredit, charge (see ASCRIBE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • relegate — ► VERB 1) place in an inferior rank or position. 2) (usu. be relegated) Brit. transfer (a sports team) to a lower division of a league. DERIVATIVES relegation noun. ORIGIN Latin relegare send away …   English terms dictionary

  • relegate — [rel′ə gāt΄] vt. relegated, relegating [< L relegatus, pp. of relegare, to send away < re , away, back + legare, to send: see LEGATE] 1. to exile or banish (someone) to a specified place 2. to consign or assign to an inferior position:… …   English World dictionary

  • relegate — v. 1) (d; tr.) to relegate to (to relegate smb. to second class status) 2) (misc.) (GB) to relegate a team to the second division * * * [ relɪgeɪt] (misc.) (GB) to relegate a team to the second division (d;tr.) to relegate to (to relegatesmb. to… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • relegate — UK [ˈreləɡeɪt] / US [ˈreləˌɡeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms relegate : present tense I/you/we/they relegate he/she/it relegates present participle relegating past tense relegated past participle relegated to move someone or something to a less… …   English dictionary

  • relegate — rel|e|gate [ˈrelıgeıt] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : 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 sb/sth to sth ▪ Women tended to be… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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