relegate in WordNet English dictionary

1. expel, as if by official decree
   "he was banished from his own country"
   banish  relegate  bar 
   
2. assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
   "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"
   demote  bump  relegate  break  kick downstairs 
   
3. assign to a class or kind
   "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms"
   relegate  classify 
   
4. refer to another person for decision or judgment
   "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"
   relegate  pass on  submit