| VERB | social | relegate, pass on, submit | refer to another person for decision or judgment |
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| social | relegate, demote, bump, break, kick downstairs | assign to a lower position | |
| social | relegate, banish, bar | expel, as if by official decree | |
| cognition | relegate, classify | assign to a class or kind |
| Sounds | reh'lahgey.t | |
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| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | refer to another person for decision or judgment. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Example | "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues" | |
| Synonyms | pass on, submit | |
| Broader | submit | refer for judgment or consideration |
| Spanish | transmitir | |
| Nouns | relegating, relegation | authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions |
| Meaning | Assign to a lower position; reduce in rank. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | demote, bump, break, kick downstairs | |
| Narrower | reduce | Bring to humbler or weaker state or condition |
| sideline | Remove from the center of activity or attention | |
| Broader | delegate, designate, depute, assign | Give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) |
| Opposite | promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate | Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position |
| Spanish | chocar, relegar | |
| Nouns | relegation | the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category / category |
| Meaning | Expel, as if by official decree. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
| Synonyms | banish, bar | |
| Narrower | spike | stand in the way of |
| Broader | expel, throw out, kick out | Force to leave or move out |
| Spanish | desterrar, exiliar | |
| Catalan | bandejar, desterrar, exiliar | |
| Nouns | relegation | mild banishment |
| Meaning | Assign to a class or kind. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms" | |
| Synonym | classify | |
| Broader | assign, attribute | decide as to where something belongs in a scheme |
| Nouns | relegation | the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category / category |
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