relegate
English
Etymology 1
First attested in 1561: from (“I dispatch”, “I banish”).
Verb
Exile, banish, remove, or send away.
# (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 ” .
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# (figuratively) Remove or send to a place far away.
(in extended use) Consign or assign.
# Consign (a person or thing) to a place, position, or role of obscurity, insignificance, oblivion, or (especially) inferiority.
# 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.
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.
# Submit or refer (someone) to” someone or something else ”for some reason or purpose.
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 (etyl) (“I dispatch”, “I banish”).
Noun
(en noun )
A person who has been banished from proximity to Rome for a set time, but without losing his civil rights.
References
* “ †?relegate, 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 (etyl) (“I dispatch”, “I banish”).
Adjective
(–)
(archaic) Relegated]]; [[exile, exiled.
References
* “ †relegate, adj.”]” listed in the ”[[w:Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford English Dictionary] (draft revision, June 2010)
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