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relegate

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  1. commit                
 
rel.e.gate \'rel-*-.ga-t\ \.rel-*-'ga--sh*n\ vt [L relegatus, pp. of 
   relegare, fr. re- + legare to send] with a commission - more at LEGATE 1a: 
   to send into exile : BANISH  1b: to consign to insignificance or oblivion  
   2: to consign by classifying or appraising  3: to submit or refer for 
   decision, judgment, or execution  - rel.e.ga.tion n