Definitions for relegates

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relegates rel·e·gate

Spelling: [rel-i-geyt]

IPA: /ˈrɛl ɪˌgeɪt/

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

You can make 445 anagrams from letters in relegates (aeeeglrst).

Definitions for relegates

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 relegates

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

Examples for relegates

But this does not relegate these civilized nations to savagism.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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