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relegate

verb

Reveal meaning and examples

To assign someone or something to a lower or less prominent position.

The editor decided to relegate the long technical note to an appendix.
Dictionary practice example.
As the new routine took shape, the founding coordinator agreed to relinquish control of the booking board to the current volunteers. Mara did not want to relegate his useful notes to an obscure box where no one would find them.
From A New Routine for the Print Room.
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