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English verb: relegate | |||
| 1. | relegate (social) refer to another person for decision or judgment | ||
| Samples | She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues. | ||
| Synonyms | pass on, submit | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | subject, submit | ||
| 2. | relegate (social) assign to a lower position; reduce in rank | ||
| Samples | She was demoted because she always speaks up. He was broken down to Sergeant. | ||
| Synonyms | break, bump, demote, kick downstairs | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assign, delegate, depute, designate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | reduce, sideline | ||
| Antonyms | elevate, kick upstairs, promote, upgrade, advance, raise | ||
| 3. | relegate (social) expel, as if by official decree | ||
| Samples | He was banished from his own country. | ||
| Synonyms | banish, bar | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expel, kick out, throw out | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | spike | ||
| 4. | relegate (cognition) assign to a class or kind | ||
| Samples | How should algae be classified?. People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms. | ||
| Synonyms | classify | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assign, attribute | ||
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