[verb] refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues" Synonyms: pass on, submit
[verb] assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sargeant" Synonyms: demote, bump, break, kick downstairs
[verb] expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country" Synonyms: banish, bar
[verb] assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms" Synonyms: classify
