1. (

• relegate ,
• pass_on ,
• submit

) refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues" ;

2. (

• demote ,
• bump ,
• relegate ,
• break ,
• kick_downstairs

) assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant" ;

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" ;