relegating

Meanings

• Verb

  To promote or demote (a team or player) from a higher to a lower division or rank.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with relegating
legacy , elegant , segregate

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Variants

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relegate , relegated , relegates , relegating , relegation , relegations

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Etymology

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Originally meaning 'to assign or commit' in Latin, relegare. The current meaning developed in the late 1800s, likely due to the association of 're-' with 'demote' or 'send back' and 'legare' with 'commit'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'relegation' is most commonly used in sports, but it can also be used in other contexts, such as academia or business.

2. The first recorded use of the term 'relegating' in English was in 1892.

3. In some sports, teams that are relegated can be automatically promoted back to the higher division the following season if certain conditions are met.

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Related Concepts

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1. Promotion: The opposite of relegation, where a team or player is moved from a lower division or rank to a higher one.

2. Demotion: The act of reducing someone's rank, position, or authority.

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Culture

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In sports, relegating refers to the process of demoting a team to a lower division or league due to poor performance. This can have significant consequences for the team, including financial losses and a decrease in prestige. In literature, the term 'relegation' has been used metaphorically to describe the act of setting something aside or forgetting about it.

How to Memorize "relegating"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a team playing in a high division or league, and then being demoted to a lower one due to poor performance.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of demotion or sending someone or something back to a lower position.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember that 'relegating' starts with 're-', which can be associated with 'demote'.

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