to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition

He has been relegated to a post at the fringes of the diplomatic service.

to consign or commit (a matter, task, etc.), as to a person

He relegates the less pleasant tasks to his assistant.

to assign or refer (something) to a particular class or kind.

to send into exile; banish.

verb

assume , hold , keep , promote , upgrade

verb

accredit , charge , commend , commit , confide , consign , credit , delegate , entrust , hand over , pass on , refer , turn overnotes:as a noun , delegate is a person appointed or elected to represent others - as a verb delegate means to transfer power or authority to someone; relegate means to refer to another person for decision or judgment or assign to a lower position or reduce in rank , demote , deport , dismiss , displace , eject , exile , expatriate , expel , expulse , lag , ostracize , remove , throw out , transportnotes:as a noun , give , trust , turn over , banish , classify , downgrade , shun