Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Source : WordNet®

relegate
     v 1: refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes
          to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues" [syn:
           {pass on}, {submit}]
     2: assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted
        because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to
        Sargeant" [syn: {demote}, {bump}, {break}, {kick
        downstairs}] [ant: {promote}]
     3: expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his
        own country" [syn: {banish}, {bar}]
     4: assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be
        classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain
        mushrooms" [syn: {classify}]