relegate
verb (used with object)
to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition.
are relegating
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present progressiveof relegate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Sports taverns are relegating the World Series to the back screens so they can show hockey.
From New York Times β Oct. 28, 2011
What are known as the Smart Set and so-called polite society, are relegating a great many of our old Anglo-Saxon words into the shade, faithful friends who served their ancestors well.
From How to Speak and Write Correctly by Joseph Devlin
