1. Assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
   "She was relegated because she always speaks up";
   - demote, bump, break, kick downstairs [informal]
    
2. Assign to a class or kind
   "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms";
   - classify
    
3. Refer to another person for decision or judgment
   "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues";
   - pass on, submit
    
4. Expel, as if by official decree
   "The player was relegated from the team";
   - banish, bar

Derived forms: relegated, relegates, relegating

See also: reach

Type of: assign, attribute, delegate, depute, designate, expel, kick out [informal], submit, throw out

Antonym: kick upstairs [informal]