rel|e|gate

rel|e|gate
rel|e|gate «REHL uh gayt», transitive verb, -gat|ed, -gat|ing.
1. to put away, usually to a lower position or condition: »

to relegate a dress to the rag bag. We have not relegated religion (like something we were ashamed to show) to obscure municipalities or rustic villages (Edmund Burke).

2. to send into exile; banish.
3. to hand over (as a matter or task).
4. to refer (a person), as for information.
╂[< Latin relēgāre (with English -ate1) < re- back + lēgāre to dispatch < lēgātus having a commission or contract < lēx, lēgis law, contract]

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