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Relegate

  1. verb

    refer to another person for decision or judgment

    She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues

    Similar: pass on, submit

  2. verb

    assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

    She was demoted because she always speaks up

    Similar: demote, bump, break, kick downstairs

  3. verb

    expel, as if by official decree

    he was banished from his own country

    Similar: banish, bar

  4. verb

    assign to a class or kind

    How should algae be classified?

    Similar: classify