relegation

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌrɛləˈɡeɪʃən/ UK /ˌrɛlɪˈɡeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the act of consigning to a lower rank, position, or division

A late defeat condemned the club to relegation from the top league.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of consigning to a... demotiondowngradingconsignment banishment dismissal

Opposites

promotion elevation advancement

Word family

Related forms relegate legate delegate legacy

Etymology

From Latin relegationem ('a sending away, banishment'), from relegare ('to send away, banish'), from re- ('back, away') + legare ('to send, depute'), from lex ('law').

re- Latin relegare Latin legare Latin

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# relegation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌrɛləˈɡeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌrɛlɪˈɡeɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. the act of consigning to a lower rank, position, or division

## Examples
- A late defeat condemned the club to relegation from the top league.

## Synonyms
- demotion
- downgrading
- consignment
- banishment
- dismissal

## Antonyms
- promotion
- elevation
- advancement

## Related Forms
- relegate
- legate
- delegate
- legacy

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: re-
- Root: relegare
- Root: legare

## Etymology
From Latin relegationem ('a sending away, banishment'), from relegare ('to send away, banish'), from re- ('back, away') + legare ('to send, depute'), from lex ('law').

## AI Etymology
Relegation comes from Latin relegationem ('a sending away, banishment'), from relegare ('to send away, banish'), from re- ('back, away') + legare ('to send, depute'), from lex ('law'). The historical chain includes Latin re-, Latin relegare, and Latin legare. Older glosses in the chain include "a sending away, banishment", "to send away, banish", "back, away", and "to send, depute", which help explain the semantic range of the modern word. Morphologically, relegation is best read as compound and borrowing, yielding an English noun shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as a noun, with the sense "the act of consigning to a lower rank, position, or division". related forms include relegate, legate, delegate, and legacy. The result is an English noun whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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