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Relegate vs. Delegate
Relegate
/ˈreləɡeɪt/Examples:
She was relegated to the margins of the discussion.The team was relegated after a series of defeats.He relegated the old reports to the storage room.
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Delegate
/ˈdeləɡət/Examples:
But consider—you need not be afraid of delegating power to me.The family had delegated him to protect his niece's reputation.Eliminate before you delegate.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Relegate refers to moving someone or something to a lower rank or position, often associated with demotion.
- Delegate involves transferring authority or responsibility to another person, usually for efficiency in task completion.
- Think of relegate as regress or going back/down in status, while delegate involves distributing tasks or authority, associated with assign.
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