Word meaning
relegate
verb · REL-ih-gayt
What does relegate mean?
Relegate means to assign to an inferior rank or position.
Relegate in a sentence
“The old couch was relegated to the basement.”
Synonyms for relegate
- demote
- downgrade
- banish
How to remember relegate
- Say it out loud a few times: REL-ih-gayt.
- Write one sentence of your own using relegate, about something that happened to you today.
- Quiz yourself tomorrow, in three days, and next week. Spaced reviews are what make new words stick.
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