relegate

relegate a question to a committec

relegated to a secondary position

he was relegated to the rank beneath theirs.

United were relegated to division two.

Some scientists relegate parapsychology to the sphere of quackery.

they aim to prevent women from being relegated to a secondary role.

old things were relegated to the bedrooms because there was plenty of wear left in them.

he holds the dubious distinction of being relegated with every club he has played for.

The ethnic group Dan-min ("Boat Dwellers") was relegated as a outcaste in the Hongwu Reign of the Min Dynasty.Thereafter, Dan-min was discriminated for a very long time.

She confided her plans to her family. Torelegate is to assign to a specific and especially an inferior category or position:

I just hope we don't get relegated again… Are you a football fan?

Consequently, the feats of krakens or other monsters of that ilk must be relegated to the realm of fiction.

Postal cheques, 1980s mainframe computers and shoddy data need to be relegated to the past.

And the top, closest to heaven, will be relegated for religious institutions, as well as having a cemetery.

After that, Segway's were relegated to the realm of mall cops and tourists.

Pizza wasn't always relegated to square cardboard.

It can't be relegated to second place in the excitement of scientific innovation.

Why were women being relegated to positions which predated the teachings of our faith?

Harrison still a junior member was relegated to the backseat.

What factors determine whether a phoneme enters common use, or is relegated to silence?