relegate definition
relegate verb [T]. âº to put someone or something into a âlower or less âimportant ârank or âposition: She âresigned when she was relegated to a âdesk âjob. The âstory was relegated to the âmiddle âpages of the âpaper. to put something or someone into a âlower or less âimportant ârank or âposition: In the past when âAfrican-American men âworked as âsailors âaboard âships, they were often relegated to âjobs as âcooks and âstewards.