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relegate
rel·e·gate
[
réllə gàyt
]
(
past and past participle
rel·e·gat·ed
,
present participle
rel·e·gat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
rel·e·gates
)
transitive verb
Definition:
1.
demote somebody or something:
to move somebody or something to a less important position, category, or status
2.
exile somebody:
to banish somebody from a country or community
3.
hand something on:
to pass something on to somebody for that person to deal with it or provide information about it
(
formal
)
[
15th century. < Latin
relegat-
, past participle of
relegare
"send away, refer" <
legare
"send as an envoy, bequeath"
]
rel·e·ga·tion
[
rèllə gáysh'n
]
noun
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rel·e·ga·tion [ rèllə gáysh'n ] noun
