After years of hard work, she was relegated to a less desirable position within the company.
"Drill instructors will often relegate problem recruits to kitchen duties as punishment." "Some biologists still relegate monotremes to an inferior position among mammals." "Principals may relegate some duties to a vice-principal or disciplinarian."
The opposite of elevate (raise) would be to lower, or in some cases submerge.The opposite of elevate (promote) would be to demote or relegate (although this is more often used like delegate, to mean assign to a lower level).
Relegate means to REFER someone to another for action or decision. Delegate means to ASSIGN someone to a particular duty.
Her boss relegated her to do the menial, boringn tasks.
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turn away, expel, throw away, cast out, drive out, bar, relegate
She was supposed to have bathed in asses milk, but common sense would relegate that story to nothing but a myth.
Fill the spray tank with half the required amount of water. Add the correct amount of Relegate Herbicide to the tank. Agitate the mixture to ensure even distribution. Fill the tank with the remaining water and continue to agitate while spraying. Remember to follow all label instructions and safety precautions when mixing and applying herbicides.
Depending on the email package they are using, they can relegate your stuff to a Junk Bin as soon as it comes in. Quite simple …
Aston villa has been relegate 4 times from top flight football and 5 times in general.
Here's a selection, take your pick: downgrade, relegate, move down, devalue, reduce, reduce to the ranks, lower, humble.