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relegates

VERB

assign, transfer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consign entrust refer

STRONG

accredit charge commend commit confide credit delegate

WEAK

hand over pass on turn over

Antonyms

STRONG

deny disapprove keep

WEAK

assume hold promote upgrade

VERB

banish, downgrade

Synonyms

STRONGEST

demote dismiss

STRONG

deport displace eject exile expatriate expel lag ostracize remove transport

WEAK

expulse throw out

Antonyms

STRONG

allow permit remain stay take in welcome

WEAK

assume hold keep promote upgrade

Example Sentences

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Still, workers clearly have some time before AI relegates them to the permanent underclass.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

In my opinion that all but relegates Wolves now.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025

Apple TV+ is so far down the list of streamers by watch time that Nielsen relegates it to the “other streaming” category of a pie chart.

From Slate • Jan. 16, 2025

The move relegates Miller Moss to a reserve role after nine uneven starts this season.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2024

At the same time he relegates that historic myth Daniel Boone to his deserved contempt as a land-shark and speculator.

From Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 by Various