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relegate

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Verb

  1. Exile, banish, remove, or send away: Exile or banish to a particular place.
  2. Exile, banish, remove, or send away: Remove (oneself) to a distance from something or somewhere.
  3. Exile, banish, remove, or send away: Banish from proximity to Rome for a set time; compare relegate.
  4. Exile, banish, remove, or send away: Remove or send to a place far away.
  5. Consign or assign: Consign (a person or thing) to a place, position, or role of obscurity, insignificance, oblivion, lower rank or (especially) inferiority.
  6. Consign or assign: Assign (a thing) to an appropriate place or situation based on appraisal or classification.
  7. Consign or assign: Transfer (a sports team) to a lower-ranking league division.
  8. Refer or submit: Refer (a point of contention) to an authority in deference to the judgment thereof.
  9. Refer or submit: Submit (something) to someone else for appropriate action thereby; compare delegate.
  10. Refer or submit: Submit or refer (someone) to someone or something else for some reason or purpose.

Noun

  1. A person who has been banished from proximity to Rome for a set time, but without losing his civil rights.

Adjective

  1. Relegated; exiled.

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