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relegate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of relegate

1 to force to leave a country

Courtiers and generals who incurred the emperor's disfavor were soon relegated to the farther reaches of the empire.

Synonyms of relegate

banish, deport, displace, exile, expatriate, transport

Words Related to relegate

cast out, dismiss, eject, eliminate, evict, exclude, expel, expulse, kick out, oust, run out, throw out

excommunicate, ostracize, reject, repudiate, spurn

Near Antonyms of relegate

naturalize, repatriate

accept, admit, receive, take in

entertain, harbor, house, shelter

2 to arrange or assign according to type

an important historical figure who is often relegated to footnote status

Synonyms of relegate

assort, break down, categorize, class, classify, codify, compartment, compartmentalize, digest, distinguish, distribute, grade, group, peg, place, range, rank, separate, sort, type

Words Related to relegate

array, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, systematize

alphabetize, catalog (or catalogue), file, index, list, refer

pigeonhole, shelve

identify, recognize

cull, screen, set, sieve, sift, winnow

recategorize, reclassify, regroup

Near Antonyms of relegate

confuse, disarrange, jumble, lump, mix (up), scramble

misclassify, missort, mistype

Synonym Discussion of relegate

commit, entrust, confide, consign, relegate mean to assign to a person or place for a definite purpose. commit may express the general idea of delivering into another's charge or the special sense of transferring to a superior power or to a special place of custody.

- committed the felon to prison

entrust implies committing with trust and confidence.

- the president is entrusted with broad powers

confide implies entrusting with great assurance or reliance.

- confided complete control of my affairs to my attorney

consign suggests removing from one's control with formality or finality.

- consigned the damaging notes to the fire

relegate implies a consigning to a particular class or sphere often with a suggestion of getting rid of.

- relegated to an obscure position in the company

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