French word

reléguer

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁəlege/

Meaning

  • verbrelegate

Example

Le club a relégué l'équipe en deuxième division.

The club relegated the team to the second division.

Illustration for reléguer (relegate)

More examples

Elle a relégué ce projet au second plan pour gérer l'urgence.

She put this project on the back burner to deal with the emergency.

Core concept

A person or thing moved from the main stage to a lower tier or a less visible place.

Common phrases

  • reléguer au second plan

    put ___ on the back burner

Similar words

exclure: To prevent someone or something from joining a group or activity.
écarter: To exclude someone or something from the available choices or candidates.
évincer: To drive someone from a position or place.
rétrograder: To demote someone in their job or rank.

Definition in French

Abaisser quelqu'un dans son statut ou sa fonction, ou reléguer quelque chose à une place moins importante.

Word origin

French reléguer comes from Latin relegare, meaning to send away or banish, and later developed the sense of assigning lower status or importance.

Usage tips

  • Reléguer takes a direct object and often uses à for the new place or status, as in reléguer un sujet au second plan.

Other meanings

  • banishverb

Opposites

  • prioriserprioritizeverb

Related words

  • relégationrelegationnoun

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