relegate

(rĕl'ĭ-gāt')
tr.v., -gat·ed, -gat·ing, -gates.

1. To assign to an obscure place, position, or condition.
2. To assign to a particular class or category; classify. See synonyms at commit.
3. To refer or assign (a matter or task, for example) for decision or action.
4. To send to a place of exile; banish.

[Middle English relegaten, to banish, from Latin relēgāre, relēgāt- : re-, re- + lēgāre, to send, depute.]

relegation rel'e·ga'tion n.

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verb

To put in the charge of another for care, use, or performance: commend, commit, confide, consign, entrust, give (over), hand over, trust, turn over. Idioms: give intrustcharge. See give/take/reciprocity.

v

Definition: assign, transfer
Antonyms: assume, hold, keep

v

Definition: banish, downgrade
Antonyms: promote, upgrade

IN BRIEF: To send off or consign, as to an obscure position or remote destination.

The tedious tasks were relegated to the new employees.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - udskyde, trænge i baggrunden, rykke ned

Nederlands (Dutch)
degraderen, in rang verlagen, verbannen, overdragen aan ander voor besluit, iemand doorverwijzen

Français (French)
v. tr. - reléguer, (fig) être mis au rebut, (GB, Sport) reléguer, renvoyer (à) (sout)

Deutsch (German)
v. - verbannen, verweisen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εξοβελίζω, ξαποστέλνω, παραπέμπω, υποβιβάζω

Italiano (Italian)
relegare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - relegar

Русский (Russian)
отсылать, низводить, передавать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - relegar, someter, remitir, desterrar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - hänskjuta, förvisa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
贬谪, 把...归类, 放逐, 移交

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 貶謫, 把...歸類, 放逐, 移交

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 좌천시키다, 소속시키다, 위탁하다, 누그러 뜨리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 追いやる, 格下げする, 任せる, 委託する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينفي, يبعد عن البلاد, ينزل إلى مرتبه دنيا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הוריד בדרגה, העביר, הוריד ליגה, מסר, הזניח‬

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