Definitions for relegate

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relegate rel·e·gate

Spelling: [rel-i-geyt]

IPA: /ˈrɛl ɪˌgeɪt/

Relegate is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 189 anagrams from letters in relegate (aeeeglrt).

Definitions for relegate

verb (used with object)

1. to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition:
2. to consign or commit (a matter, task, etc.), as to a person:
3. to assign or refer (something) to a particular class or kind.
4. to send into exile; banish.

Origin of relegate

1375-1425; late Middle English Latin relēgātus, past participle of relēgāre to send away, dispatch. See re-, legate

Examples for relegate

But we relegate and outsource our programming capabilities at our own peril.

He seemed to relegate self to the background; he was considerate, quiet, serene.

In the end, these entanglements could relegate the everyday people of Ivory Coast to the bottom of his priorities.

Deity as you are, I relegate you to the rank of a mere mortal'?

On the other hand, we shall not relegate the old to an almshouse.

All good Americans, we are told, relegate the sojourn to a more distant future.

But when you try to oust the queen, you better be successful, lest she decides to relegate you to oblivion.

But this does not relegate these civilized nations to savagism.

To begin with, we must relegate Selection to its proper place.

The number of women who opt for this type of experience is too large to relegate to the fringe.