relegate
verb (used with object)
to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition.
have relegated
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present perfectof relegate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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A group of bondholders, including Citadel LLC and Cyrus Capital, pushed back on the government’s initial proposal because it would have relegated them to an inferior financial position.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
This year, back-to-back losses to Missouri and Georgia have relegated Tennessee to consideration for a lower-tier bowl game.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2023
The unfairness of an economic system that could just as easily have relegated her to a lifetime of unchallenging work and undiscovered abilities sharpened her moral mission.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
Instead, national lockdowns have relegated participation for the faithful to following along on television or livestreams.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2020
They are not the only two who before the war would have relegated the other to the nethermost depths of the deepest Hell; but whose eyes have been opened to wisdom now.
From Mufti by H. C. (Herman Cyril) McNeile
