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Debase vs Relegate - What's the difference?

debase | relegate |

In transitive terms the difference between debase and relegate

is that debase is to lower the value of (a currency) by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins while relegate is refer or submit.

As a noun relegate is

a person who has been banished from proximity to Rome for a set time, but without losing his civil rights.

As an adjective relegate is

relegated; exiled.

debase

English

Verb

(debas)
  • To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.
  • (archaic) To lower in position or rank.Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed., 1989.
  • To lower the value of (a currency) by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.
  • Synonyms

    * adulterate, degrade, demean

    Derived terms

    * debased * debasedness * debasement * debaser * undebased

    References

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    relegate

    English

    Etymology 1

    First attested in 1561: from (“I dispatch”, “I banish”).

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

  • Exile, banish, remove, or send away.
  • # (done to a person) Exile or banish to a particular place.
  • # (reflexive, obsolete, rare) Remove (oneself) to a distance from something or somewhere.
  • # (transitive, historical, Ancient Rome, done to a person) Banish from proximity'' to Rome for a set time; compare '' .
  • #* .
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  • # (figuratively) Remove or send to a place far away.
  • (in extended use) Consign or assign.
  • # Consign (a person or thing) to a place, position, or role of obscurity, insignificance, oblivion, or (especially) inferiority.
  • # Assign (a thing) to an appropriate place or situation based on appraisal or classification.
  • # (sports, chiefly, soccer) Transfer (a sports team) to a lower-ranking league division.
  • Refer or submit.
  • # Refer (a point of contention) to an authority in deference to the judgment thereof.
  • # Submit (something) to someone else for appropriate action thereby; compare delegate.
  • # Submit or refer (someone) to'' someone or something else ''for some reason or purpose.
  • Derived terms
    * (l), (l)

    References

    * “ relegate, v.''” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary , second edition (1989) * “ relegate, v.''” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary (draft revision, March 2010)

    Etymology 2

    First attested circa 1550: from the Classical (etyl) (“I dispatch”, “I banish”).

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who has been banished from proximity to Rome for a set time, but without losing his civil rights.
  • References

    * “ †?relegate, n.''” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary , second edition (1989) * “ †relegate, n.''” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary (draft revision, December 2009)

    Etymology 3

    First attested circa 1425: from the Classical (etyl) (“I dispatch”, “I banish”).

    Alternative forms

    * (l) * (l)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (archaic) Relegated]]; [[exile, exiled.
  • References

    * “ †relegate, adj.'']” listed in the ''[[w:Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford English Dictionary] (draft revision, June 2010)