Dictionary Check: relegate
"relegate" is a valid word!
Scrabble
9
points
Words with Friends
11
points
Definition
verb
refer to another person for decision or judgment
Example:
"She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"
verb
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
Example:
"She was demoted because she always speaks up"
verb
expel, as if by official decree
Example:
"he was banished from his own country"
verb
assign to a class or kind
Example:
"How should algae be classified?"
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