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Synonyms for relegate

Verb

1. relegate, pass on, submit, submit, subject
usage: refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"
2. demote, bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs, delegate, designate, depute, assign
usage: assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sargeant"
3. banish, relegate, bar, expel, throw out, kick out
usage: expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country"
4. relegate, classify, assign, attribute
usage: assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms"
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