Relegate vs Relinquish - What's the difference?
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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.
A person who has been banished from proximity to Rome for a set time, but without losing his civil rights.
(archaic) Relegated]]; [[exile, exiled.
To give up, abandon or retire from something.
To let go (free, away), physically release.
To metaphorically surrender, yield control or possession.
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To accept to give up, withdraw etc.
In transitive terms the difference between relegate and relinquish
is that relegate is refer or submit while relinquish is to accept to give up, withdraw etc.As verbs the difference between relegate and relinquish
is that relegate is exile, banish, remove, or send away while relinquish is to give up, abandon or retire from something.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.relegate
English
Etymology 1
First attested in 1561: from (“I dispatch”, “I banish”).Alternative forms
* (l)Verb
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)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
(-)References
* “†relegate, adj.'']” listed in the ''[[w:Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford English Dictionary](draft revision, June 2010)
Anagrams
* English terms with multiple etymologies ----relinquish
English
Verb
(es)- to relinquish a title
- to relinquish property
- to relinquish rights
- to relinquish citizenship or nationality
- But it was the most fleeting of false dawns. Dmitri Yachvilli slotted a penalty from distance after Flood failed to release his man on the deck, and France took a grip they would never relinquish .
- ''The delegations saved the negotiations by relinquishing their incompatible claims to sole jurisdiction