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Verb
S:
(v)
relegate (relegate%2:41:02::)
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pass on (pass_on%2:41:00::)
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submit (submit%2:41:00::)
(refer to another person for decision or judgment)
"She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"
S:
(v)
demote (demote%2:41:00::)
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bump (bump%2:41:00::)
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relegate (relegate%2:41:00::)
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break (break%2:41:06::)
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kick downstairs (kick_downstairs%2:41:00::)
(assign to a lower position; reduce in rank)
"She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"
S:
(v)
banish (banish%2:41:00::)
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relegate (relegate%2:41:01::)
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bar (bar%2:41:00::)
(expel, as if by official decree)
"he was banished from his own country"
S:
(v)
relegate (relegate%2:31:02::)
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classify (classify%2:31:01::)
(assign to a class or kind)
"How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms"