relegate

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

rele·gate [relegate relegates relegated relegating] BrE [ˈrelɪɡeɪt] NAmE [ˈrelɪɡeɪt] verb
1. ~ sb/sth (to sth) to give sb a lower or less important position, rank, etc. than before
•She was then relegated to the role of assistant.
•He relegated the incident to the back of his mind.
2. usually passive ~ sth (especially BrE)to move a sports team, especially a football ( ↑soccer ) team, to a lower position within an official league
Opp: ↑promote
Derived Word: ↑relegation
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Word Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘send into exile’): from Latin relegat- ‘sent away, referred’, from the verb relegare, from re- ‘again’ + legare ‘send’.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  classify, banish, bar, demote, bump, break, kick downstairs, pass on, submit
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate