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to relegate
01
to appoint a person or thing to a lower status, position, or rank
Transitive: to relegate sb to a lower rank or position
02
to assign or submit to a particular person for appropriate action or treatment
Ditransitive: to relegate a task to sb
03
to place or assign someone or something into a particular category
Transitive: to relegate sb/sth to a category
04
to expel or exile someone as a form of punishment
Transitive: to relegate sb | to relegate sb somewhere
relegate
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relegating
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relegating
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Example
A decline in product quality may relegate a brand to a less prestigious market position.
The committee will relegate the less critical tasks to junior staff to focus on more strategic projects.
The company's financial troubles forced them to relegate certain projects to a lower priority.
After the poor performance, the manager decided to relegate the employee to a lower position.
In academic settings, failing grades may relegate a student to a lower academic level.
