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Definition relegate

Etymology 1

First attested in 1561, borrowed from Latin rel?g?tus, the past participle of rel?g? (�to dispatch, banish�).

Verb

relegate (third-person singular simple present relegates, present participle relegating, simple past and past participle relegated)

1. Exile, banish, remove, or send away.
   1. (transitive, done to a person) Exile or banish to a particular place.
   2. (reflexive, obsolete, rare) Remove (oneself) to a distance from something or somewhere.
   3. (transitive, historical, Ancient Rome, done to a person) Banish from proximity to Rome for a set time; compare relegate.
   4. (transitive, figuratively) Remove or send to a place far away.
2. (transitive, in extended use) Consign or assign.
   1. Consign (a person or thing) to a place, position, or role of obscurity, insignificance, oblivion, or (especially) inferiority.
   2. Assign (a thing) to an appropriate place or situation based on appraisal or classification.
   3. (sports, chiefly soccer) Transfer (a sports team) to a lower-ranking league division.
3. (transitive) Refer or submit.
   1. Refer (a point of contention) to an authority in deference to the judgment thereof.
   2. Submit (something) to someone else for appropriate action thereby; compare delegate.
   3. (now rare) Submit or refer (someone) to someone or something else for some reason or purpose.

Etymology 2

First attested circa 1550: from the Classical Latin rel?g?tus (�banished person, exile�), the nominative singular masculine substantive form of rel?g?tus, the past participle of rel?g? (�to dispatch, banish�).

Noun

relegate (plural relegates)

1. (historical, obsolete) A person who has been banished from proximity to Rome for a set time, but without losing his civil rights.

Etymology 3

First attested circa 1425: from the Classical Latin rel?g?tus, the perfect passive participle of rel?g? (�I dispatch�, �I banish�).

Adjective

relegate (not comparable)

1. (archaic) Relegated; exiled.

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