relegate

== English == === Etymology 1 === First attested in 1561, borrowed from Latin relēgātus, the past participle of relēgō (“to dispatch, banish”). ==== Alternative forms ==== religate [17th century] ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) enPR: rĕʹlĭgāt, IPA(key): /ˈɹɛlɪˌɡeɪt/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛlɪˌɡeɪt/, /ˈɹɛləˌɡeɪt/ (Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɹeləˌɡæɪt/ ==== Verb ==== relegate (third-person singular simple present relegates, present participle relegating, simple past and past participle relegated) Exile, banish, remove, or send away. (transitive, done to a person) Exile or banish to a particular place. (reflexive, obsolete, rare) Remove (oneself) to a distance from something or somewhere. (transitive, historical, Ancient Rome, done to a person) Banish from proximity to Rome for a set time; compare relegate. (transitive, figuratively) Remove or send to a place far away. (transitive, in extended use) Consign or assign. Consign (a person or thing) to a place, position, or role of obscurity, insignificance, oblivion, lower rank or (especially) inferiority. Synonyms: debase, demote, humble; see also Thesaurus:demean Assign (a thing) to an appropriate place or situation based on appraisal or classification. (sports, chiefly soccer) Transfer (a sports team) to a lower-ranking league division. Antonym: promote (transitive) Refer or submit. Refer (a point of contention) to an authority in deference to the judgment thereof. Submit (something) to someone else for appropriate action thereby; compare delegate. (now rare) Submit or refer (someone) to someone or something else for some reason or purpose. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== relegation ===== Translations ===== ==== References ==== “relegate, v.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989) “relegate, v.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (draft revision, March 2010) === Etymology 2 === First attested circa 1550: from the Classical Latin relēgātus (“banished person, exile”), the nominative singular masculine substantive form of relēgātus, the past participle of relēgō (“to dispatch, banish”). ==== Alternative forms ==== relagate [16th century] ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) enPR: rĕʹlĭgət, IPA(key): /ˈɹɛlɪɡət/ ==== Noun ==== relegate (plural relegates) (history, obsolete) A person who has been banished from proximity to Rome for a set time, but without losing his civil rights. ==== References ==== “†ˈrelegate, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989) “†relegate, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (draft revision, December 2009) === Etymology 3 === First attested circa 1425: from the Classical Latin relēgātus, the perfect passive participle of relēgō (“I dispatch”, “I banish”). ==== Alternative forms ==== relegat [15th century] religait (Scots, [16th century]) ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) enPR: rĕʹlĭgət, IPA(key): /ˈɹɛlɪɡət/ ==== Adjective ==== relegate (not comparable) (archaic) Relegated; exiled. ==== References ==== “†relegate, adj.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (draft revision, June 2010) === Anagrams === regelate == Esperanto == === Adverb === relegate present adverbial passive participle of relegi == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /re.leˈɡa.te/ Rhymes: -ate Hyphenation: re‧le‧gà‧te === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== relegate inflection of relegare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== relegate f pl feminine plural of relegato == Latin == === Verb === relēgāte second-person plural present active imperative of relēgō == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /releˈɡate/ [re.leˈɣ̞a.t̪e] Rhymes: -ate Syllabification: re‧le‧ga‧te === Verb === relegate second-person singular voseo imperative of relegar combined with te