How Do You Spell RELEGATE?

Pronunciation: [ɹˈɛlɪɡˌe͡ɪt] (IPA)

The word "relegate" (/ˈrɛlɪɡeɪt/) is spelled with a "re-" prefix meaning "back" or "again" and "legate" meaning "send." The "e" after "l" serves to break up the consonant cluster and avoid confusion with a similar word "delegate." The stress is on the second syllable, and the "a" in that syllable is pronounced as a schwa sound, making the second syllable sound like "luh." Overall, the spelling of "relegate" accurately reflects its pronunciation.

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RELEGATE Meaning and Definition

  1. Relegate is a verb that refers to the act of assigning someone or something to a lower or less significant position, rank, or category. This term is often used in contexts of authority, organization, or classification.

    When one relegates a person, for instance, it means to demote or downgrade them from a higher position to a lower one. This can occur as a punishment, due to poor performance, or as a result of organizational restructuring. Similarly, when an object or concept is relegated, it is moved or allocated to a less important status or category.

    The term can also be employed in a broader sense, such as relegating someone or something to a specific role or task, typically implying that it is of lesser importance. It can be used in relation to placing someone in an underprivileged or marginalized position within society, relegating them to a subordinate status.

    Relegate can also denote the act of consigning someone or something to a specific place, location, or situation. For example, a librarian relegates books to certain sections of a library based on subject matter or genre.

    Overall, the concept of relegation encompasses the act of lowering, demoting, downgrading, or assigning lesser importance to individuals, objects, or ideas, and often conveys a sense of removal from a previous or desired position or rank.

  2. To despatch; to send into exile; to banish.

    Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

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Etymology of RELEGATE

The word "relegate" originated from the Latin term "relegare", which is a combination of "re-" (meaning back or again) and "legare" (to send or dispatch). In ancient Rome, "relegare" referred to sending someone away or banishing them to a remote area or place outside the city limits. Over time, "relegate" evolved in English to mean demoting or assigning someone or something to a lower or less important position or status.

Idioms with the word RELEGATE

  • relegate sm to sm or sth To "relegate someone or something to someone or something" means to demote, downgrade, or assign them to a lower or less important position, role, or category. It suggests that they are being put in a less significant or influential role compared to before.

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Conjugate verb Relegate

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have relegated
you would have relegated
he/she/it would have relegated
we would have relegated
they would have relegated
I would have relegate
you would have relegate
he/she/it would have relegate
we would have relegate
they would have relegate

CONDITIONAL PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

I would have been relegating
you would have been relegating
he/she/it would have been relegating
we would have been relegating
they would have been relegating

CONDITIONAL PRESENT

I would relegate
you would relegate
he/she/it would relegate
we would relegate
they would relegate

CONDITIONAL PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

I would be relegating
you would be relegating
he/she/it would be relegating
we would be relegating
they would be relegating

FUTURE

I will relegate
you will relegate
he/she/it will relegate
we will relegate
they will relegate

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be relegating
you will be relegating
he/she/it will be relegating
we will be relegating
they will be relegating

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have relegated
you will have relegated
he/she/it will have relegated
we will have relegated
they will have relegated

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been relegating
you will have been relegating
he/she/it will have been relegating
we will have been relegating
they will have been relegating

IMPERATIVE

you relegate
we let´s relegate

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to relegate

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was relegating
you were relegating
he/she/it was relegating
we were relegating
they were relegating

PAST PARTICIPLE

relegated

PAST PERFECT

I had relegated
you had relegated
he/she/it had relegated
we had relegated
they had relegated

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been relegating
you had been relegating
he/she/it had been relegating
we had been relegating
they had been relegating

PRESENT

I relegate
you relegate
he/she/it relegates
we relegate
they relegate

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am relegating
you are relegating
he/she/it is relegating
we are relegating
they are relegating

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

relegating

PRESENT PERFECT

I have relegated
you have relegated
he/she/it has relegated
we have relegated
they have relegated

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been relegating
you have been relegating
he/she/it has been relegating
we have been relegating
they have been relegating

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

he/she/it relegate

SIMPLE PAST

I relegated
you relegated
he/she/it relegated
we relegated
they relegated

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