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English Dictionary: relegating by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
relegating
n
  1. authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions [syn: delegating, delegation, relegating, relegation, deputation]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Relegate \Rel"e*gate\ (r?l"?-g?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
      {Relegated} (-g?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relegating}.] [L.
      relegatus, p. p. of relegare; pref. re- re- + legare to send
      with a commission or charge. See {Legate}.]
      To remove, usually to an inferior position; to consign; to
      transfer; specifically, to send into exile; to banish.
  
               It [the Latin language] was relegated into the study of
               the scholar.                                          --Milman.
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