Relegate



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 降级, 贬谪
• ［英］ v. 降级, 贬谪 ( to send to exile; banish; to assign to oblivion)
• ［类］ 反义词: aggrandize ( 扩大权利)
• ［记］ re ( 重新) +leg ( 选择) +ate -> 重新选择职_位 -> 降级_
• ［同］ 同根词: delegate ( 代表) ; allegation ( 断言)

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb (-gated; -gating)

• Etymology: Latin relegatus, past participle of relegare, from re- + legare to send with a commission — more at legate
• Date: 1599
• 1. to send into exile ; banish
• 2. assign: as
  • a. to assign to a place of insignificance or of oblivion ; put out of sight or mind
  • b. to assign to an appropriate place or situation on the basis of classification or appraisal
  • c. to submit to someone or something for appropriate action ; delegate
  • d. to transfer (a sports team) to a lower ranking division
• Synonyms: see commit
• ? relegation noun

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