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relegate


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  relegate 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  relegate 
 
  Sense  2 
  demote,  bump,  relegate,  break,  kick  downstairs 
  =>  reduce 
 
  Sense  3 
  banish,  relegate,  bar 
  =>  spike 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  relegate 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  relegate 
 
  Sense  2 
  demote,  bump,  relegate,  break,  kick  downstairs 
  =>  reduce 
 
  Sense  3 
  banish,  relegate,  bar 
  =>  spike 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  relegate 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  relegate 
 
  4  senses  of  relegate 
 
  Sense  1 
  relegate,  pass  on  submit 
  =>  submit 
 
  Sense  2 
  demote,  bump,  relegate,  break,  kick  downstairs 
  =>  delegate,  designate,  depute,  assign 
 
  Sense  3 
  banish,  relegate,  bar 
  =>  expel,  throw  out  kick  out 
 
  Sense  4 
  relegate,  classify 
  =>  assign,  attribute 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  relegate 
 
  relegate  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  relegate 
 
  Sense  1 
  relegate,  pass  on  submit 
  =>  submit 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  demote,  bump,  relegate,  break,  kick  downstairs 
  =>  delegate,  designate,  depute,  assign 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  banish,  relegate,  bar 
  =>  expel,  throw  out  kick  out 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  relegate,  classify 
  =>  assign,  attribute 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  relegate 
 
  The  verb  relegate  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  relegate,  pass  on  submit  --  (refer  to  another  person  for  decision  or  judgment;  "She  likes  to  relegate  difficult  questions  to  her  colleagues") 
  2.  (2)  demote,  bump,  relegate,  break,  kick  downstairs  --  (assign  to  a  lower  position;  reduce  in  rank;  "She  was  demoted  because  she  always  speaks  up") 
  3.  banish,  relegate,  bar  --  (expel,  as  if  by  official  decree;  "he  was  banished  from  his  own  country") 
  4.  relegate,  classify  --  (assign  to  a  class  or  kind  "How  should  algae  be  classified?"  "People  argue  about  how  to  relegate  certain  mushrooms") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  relegate 
 
  The  verb  relegate  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  relegate,  pass  on  submit  --  (refer  to  another  person  for  decision  or  judgment;  "She  likes  to  relegate  difficult  questions  to  her  colleagues") 
  2.  (2)  demote,  bump,  relegate,  break,  kick  downstairs  --  (assign  to  a  lower  position;  reduce  in  rank;  "She  was  demoted  because  she  always  speaks  up") 
  3.  banish,  relegate,  bar  --  (expel,  as  if  by  official  decree;  "he  was  banished  from  his  own  country") 
  4.  relegate,  classify  --  (assign  to  a  class  or  kind  "How  should  algae  be  classified?"  "People  argue  about  how  to  relegate  certain  mushrooms") 



relegate definition