relegate in a sentence
v. t.
📚 Grade Level: Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
Definition
To assign or move someone or something to a lower rank, position, or status.
Crossword clues for relegate
Crossword clue ideas and answer hints for the word "relegate".
- To assign to a lower status.
- To downgrade someone's position.
- To move to a lesser role.
- To demote in rank or importance.
- To transfer to a less important place.
Relegate sentence examples
- The team's poor performance this season may relegate them to a lower division.
- After the recent scandal, the board decided to relegate the executive to a less significant role.
- Many thought the once-popular television show would be relegated to obscurity after its cancellation.
- In the new policy, minor infractions will be relegated to a category of lesser penalties.
- The artist felt that the criticism would relegate her work to the background, overshadowed by her peers.