1) Assign to a class or kind 2) Assign to a lower position 3) Assign to an obscure place 4) Bump down 5) Classify 6) Condemn 7) Consign 8) Consign to an inferior rank 9) Consign to obscurity 10) Demote 11) Dispatch 12) Make more important 13) Pack off 14) Pass on 15) Reduce in rank 16) Send down 17) Subject 1) Demote 2) Downgrade 
• (v. t.) To remove, usually to an inferior position; to consign; to transfer; specifically, to send into exile; to banish.
Rel'e·gate transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Relegated (-g?`t?d); present participle & verbal noun Relegating .] [ Latin relegatus , past participle of relegare ; prefix re- re- + legare to send ...
[v] - refer to another person for decision or judgment 2. [v] - assign to a class or kind
relegate 1. To assign to an obscure place, position, or condition. 2. To assign to a particular class or category; to classify. 3. To refer or to assign; for example, a matter or task, for a decision or an action. 4. To send to a place of exile; to banish.
submit verb refer to another person for decision or judgment; `She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues`
assign to a lower position
[SAT terms] assign to a lower position assign to a lower position