relegate
verb
[ ˈrɛlɪɡeɪt ]
• assign an inferior rank or position to.
• "they aim to prevent women from being relegated to a secondary role"
Similar:
downgrade,
lower,
lower in rank/status,
put down,
move down,
consign,
banish,
exile,
demote,
degrade,
declass,
strip someone of their rank,
reduce to the ranks,
disrate,
drum out,
bust,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘send into exile’): from Latin relegat- ‘sent away, referred’, from the verb relegare, from re- ‘again’ + legare ‘send’.
