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