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relegating |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Relegate \Rel"e*gate\ (r?l"?-g?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relegated} (-g?`t?d); p. pr & vb n. {Relegating}.] [L. relegatus p. p. of relegare; pref. re- re- + legare to send with a commission or charge. See {Legate}.] To remove, usually to an inferior position; to consign; to transfer; specifically, to send into exile; to banish. It [the Latin language] was relegated into the study of the scholar. --Milman. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: relegating n : authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions [syn: {delegating}, {delegation}, {relegation}, {deputation}]
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