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Relegate
Pronunciation : Rel"e*gate (rl"-gt)
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. relegatus, p. p. of relegare; pref. re- re- + legare to send with a commission or charge. See Legate.]
Definition : Defn: To remove, usually to an inferior position; to consign; to transfer; specifically, to send into exile; to banish. It [the Latin language] was relegated into the study of the scholar. Milman.
t. [imp. & p. p. Relegated (-g`td); p. pr. & vb. n. Relegating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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