relegated

Meanings

• Verb

  To demote or transfer (someone) from a higher to a lower position or rank.

  - "The team's poor performance led to the relegation of several players."
  - "He was relegated to the bench after a new player joined the team."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with relegated
legacy , jubilee , symphony

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Variants

List of all variants of relegated that leads to same result
relegate , relegated , relegates , relegating , relegation , relegations

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'relegare' which means 'to read over again'. Originally meant 'to assign to read (a text) again' and later came to mean 'to assign to a lower rank'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'relegation' is most commonly used in the context of sports, particularly soccer.

2. The term 'relegation' was first used in the English football league system in the late 19th century.

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Related Concepts

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1. demotion: The act of reducing someone's rank or position.

2. promotion: The act of increasing someone's rank or position.

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Culture

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In literature, 'relegated' has been used to describe the feelings of exclusion and demotion. In music, it has been used as a theme in songs about overcoming adversity and rising above one's circumstances.

How to Memorize "relegated"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a ladder with someone being moved down a rung.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with feeling of being demoted or excluded.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember R-E-L-E-G-A-T-E: 'Reduce, Exclude, Lower, Eliminate, Gradually, Assign, Transfer, Exclude'.

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