What does relegate mean in crosswords?

relegate means: assign to a class or kind

Which crossword clues can have relegate as the answer?

Possible clues for relegate include "Move down in rank".

Word entry · 8 letters

Best crossword clue

"Move down in rank"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈɹɛlɪˌɡeɪt/Part of speech verbSorted aeeeglrtStarts with REnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word

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First attested in 1561, borrowed from Latin relēgātus, the past participle of relēgō (“to dispatch, banish”).

“Eventually his freedom of speech drove Vespasian to relegate him a second time, and shortly after he was executed […].”
“Her bright ideas were relegated to "tosh" by her manager.”
“Our correspondent adds that, when he visited Rouen in 1910, the engine had been relegated to the shuttle service between Rouen (Rive Droite) and Rouen (Rive Gauche).”

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01“Move down in rank”8 letters

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