relegate
7 synonyms and 3 antonyms for relegate, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To banish, exile, or otherwise force away.
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Etymology
First recorded in 1561, relegate was borrowed from Latin relēgātus, the past participle of relēgō (“to dispatch, banish”).
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