relegate
verb (used with object)
to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition.
relegating
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present participleof relegate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Sweeping contentious issues under the rug and relegating them to wanton aggravation is one major way of letting these same topics fester.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2026
The crown jewels of the arcade industry, they occupy the building's first two floors, relegating video games to the basement and upper levels.
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
Cerebras inscribed the memory directly on to the wafer rather than relegating it to distant chips and chiplets in high-bandwidth memory mazes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025
And there I go, relegating the white-ball team to a second-tier status.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2025
No self-respecting kennels would tolerate him, I assure you, for all the relegating to them we humans might choose to indulge in.
From A Woman's Burden by Fergus Hume
