relegate

• relegate

relegate

Verb

refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"

Synonyms:

• relegate
• 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 Sergeant"

Synonyms:

• demote
• bump
• relegate
• break
• kick downstairs

Verb

expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country"

Synonyms:

• banish
• relegate
• bar

Verb

assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms"

Synonyms:

• relegate
• classify