relegate

1. Exile, banish, remove, or send away.

   (transitive)Exile or banish to a particular place.

2. (Ancient Rome, historical, transitive)Banish from proximity to Rome for a set time; compare relegate.

3. (figuratively, transitive)Remove or send to a place far away.

4. Consign or assign.

   (transitive)Consign (a person or thing) to a place, position, or role of obscurity, insignificance, oblivion, lower rank or (especially) inferiority.

   Her bright ideas were relegated to "tosh" by her manager.

   zurückstufen, herabsetzen, degradieren

   низводитьnizvoditʹ, разжаловатьrazžalovatʹ, относитьotnositʹ

   assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

5. (transitive)Assign (a thing) to an appropriate place or situation based on appraisal or classification.

6. (transitive)Transfer (a sports team) to a lower-ranking league division.

   After finishing second-bottom in the table, United were relegated from the division.

7. Refer or submit.

   (transitive)Refer (a point of contention) to an authority in deference to the judgment thereof.

   zuweisen

   отсылатьotsylatʹ

   refer to another person for decision or judgment

8. (transitive)Submit (something) to someone else for appropriate action thereby; compare delegate.

9. Exile, banish, remove, or send away.

   (obsolete, rare, reflexive)Remove (oneself) to a distance from something or somewhere.

10. Refer or submit.

    (archaic, transitive)Submit or refer (someone) to someone or something else for some reason or purpose.

1. He relegates the boring tasks to his assistant.

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2. This issue has been relegated to the background.

   ruЭтот вопрос был отодвинут на второй план.

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3. Lorenzo was relegated to being just an observer.

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4. The hegemon was relegating most of her cult members.

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5. The club is in serious danger of being relegated.

   deDer Verein befindet sich in akuter Abstiegsgefahr.

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