relegate

/ɹˈɛlɪɡˌe‍ɪt/

/ˈɹɛɫəˌɡeɪt/

[verb]

to relegate

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

refer to another person for decision or judgment

synonyms : pass on

submit

to appoint a person or thing to a lower status, position, or rank

synonyms : break

bump

demote

kick downstairs

antonyms : promote

assign to a class or kind

synonyms : classify

expel, as if by official decree

synonyms : banish

bar

Examples

1. Our voracious appetite for positivity and productivity, together with the segregation of homes and hospitals along lines of life and death, relegated grief into obscurity.

2. Relegating the mathematics to a secondary activity.

3. Finally relegating the notch to the dustbin of history.

4. Relegated to flashlight duty.