how to pronounce relegate

/ˈɹɛl.ɪ.ɡɛɪt/

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relegate is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of relegate in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… randomness of fate which relegate some …”

meanings of relegate

verb:

Assign (a thing) to an appropriate place or situation based on appraisal or classification.
Submit (something) to someone else for appropriate action thereby; compare delegate.
Banish from proximity to Rome for a set time; compare relegate.
Submit or refer (someone) to someone or something else for some reason or purpose.
(transitive) Refer or submit.
Refer (a point of contention) to an authority in deference to the judgment thereof.
Exile or banish to a particular place.
Remove (oneself) to a distance from something or somewhere.
Remove or send to a place far away.
(transitive, in extended use) Consign or assign.
Transfer (a sports team) to a lower-ranking league division.
Consign (a person or thing) to a place, position, or role of obscurity, insignificance, oblivion, or inferiority.
Exile, banish, remove, or send away.

noun:

A person who has been banished from proximity to Rome for a set time, but without losing his civil rights.

adjective:

Relegated; exiled.

relegate frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word relegate occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics relegate can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that relegate can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;