(noun, adjective, verb)


1. (archaic) Relegated; exiled.


1. (Roman historical, obsolete) A person who has been banished from proximity to Rome for a set time, but without losing his civil rights.


1. refer to another person for decision or judgment

- She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues

Similar word(s): submit

Definition categories: social, submit

2. assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

Similar word(s): break, bump, demote

Definition categories: social, assign, delegate, depute, designate

3. expel, as if by official decree

Similar word(s): banish, bar

Definition categories: social, expel

4. assign to a class or kind

- People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms

Similar word(s): classify

Definition categories: cognition, assign, attribute