Word: relegates
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: re
le
gates
Definition: Third-person singular of relegate; refer to another person for decision or judgment
Morphemes:
Affix: relegate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: Refer (a point of contention) to an authority in deference to the judgment thereof.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: relēgātus
Language: la
Decoded: relegatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: despatched
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -es
Language: enm
Decoded: -es
Meaning: third person singular ending of verbs