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relegate(dictionary)

backen (iou) and relegate (iou)


backen (iou)



backen verb. Now rare. M17.
[from BACK adjective, adverb + -EN5: cf. LESSEN verb.]
verb trans. Put or throw back; retard. M17.
verb intrans. Move or draw back; esp. = BACK verb 11. M18.

relegate (iou)



relegate verb trans. LME.
[Latin relegat- pa. ppl stem of relegare send away, refer, formed as RE- + legare send: see LEGATE noun, -ATE3.]
Send (a person) into exile; banish to a particular place. Cf. RELEGATION 1a. LME.
H. B. Tristram The fortress to which Herod relegated his wife.
a. Banish or dismiss to some unimportant or obscure place; consign to a usu. inferior place or position. L18.
A. Burgess He is, like Tolstoy or Hardy, too large a writer to be relegated to a slot. R. Fraser She was considered exceedingly ignorant and relegated to the lowest class.
b. Sport. Demote (a team, esp. a Football team) to a lower division of a league. E20.
Times Swansea..moved into third place after beating relegated Bristol Rovers.
a. Refer (a matter) to another for decision or implementation. M19.
b. Refer (a person) for something to some person or thing. L19.
relegable adjective able to be relegated or referred L19.