[responsivevoice] relegate [/responsivevoice] [ rel-i-geyt ]
The word of the day is ‘relegate’.
The word is a verb, i.e., it demonstrates an action or an occurrence.
Yes, the past form of the word is relegated.
It means:
1. Assign
2. Transfer
3. Banish
4. Downgrade
1. Hindi – Baahar nikaal dena
2. Spanish – Relegar
3. French – Reléguer
4. Mandarin – Biǎnzhé
1. He seemed to relegate self to the background; he was considerate, quiet, serene.
2. Indeed, the Americans are the only people who relegate the dance to the young alone.
3. On the other hand, we shall not relegate the old to an almshouse.
4. They aim to prevent women from being relegated to a secondary role.
5. But this does not relegate these civilized nations to savagism.
Some synonyms of today’s word are:
consign, entrust, refer, accredit, charge,commend, commit, confide, credit, delegate, hand over, pass on, turn over, downgrade, lower, put down, move down, banish, exile, demote, degrade, declass, disrate, drum out, dismiss, deport, displace,eject, exile, expatriate, expel, lag, ostracize, expulse, throw out, bust etc.
allow, permit, remain, stay, take in, welcome, assume, hold, keep, promote, upgrade, deny, disapprove
Quotation:
Culture exists and evolves to relegate to habit categories of interactions the constant conscious reference to which would make human interaction impossible.
David Mamet
Social Example:
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