1. 贬黜;把…降级;把…降格
If you relegate someone or something to a less important position, you give them this position.
2. 使(球队)降级
If a sports team that competes in a league is relegated, it has to compete in a lower division in the next competition, because it was one of the least successful teams in the higher division.
1. assign to a class or kind
e.g. How should algae be classified?
People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms
Synonym: classify
2. assign to a lower position
reduce in rank
e.g. She was demoted because she always speaks up
He was broken down to Sergeant
Synonym: demotebumpbreakkick downstairs
3. expel, as if by official decree
e.g. he was banished from his own country
4. refer to another person for decision or judgment
e.g. She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues