- to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition: He has been relegated to a post at the fringes of the diplomatic service.
- to consign or commit (a matter, task, etc.), as to a person: He relegates the less pleasant tasks to his assistant.
- to assign or refer (something) to a particular class or kind.
- to send into exile; banish.
- to move to a position of less authority, importance, etc; demote
- to demote (a football team, etc) to a lower division
- to assign or refer (a matter) to another or others, as for action or decision
- to banish or exile
- to assign (something) to a particular group or category
