relegate

verb

1. 1

   assign to a class or kind

   How should algae be classified?

   People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms

2. 2

   assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

   She was demoted because she always speaks up

   He was broken down to Sergeant

3. 3

   expel, as if by official decree

   he was banished from his own country

4. 4

   refer to another person for decision or judgment

   She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues