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Meaning
Verb
●
Exile,
banish
,
remove
, or
send
away.
Exile or
banish
to a particular place.
Remove (oneself) to a
distance
from something or somewhere.
Remove or
send
to a place far away.
●
In Ancient Rome:
Exile,
banish
,
remove
, or
send
away.
Banish from
proximity
to Rome for a set time;
compare
relegate.
●
Consign or assign.
Consign (a person or
thing
) to a place,
position
, or role of
obscurity
,
insignificance
,
oblivion
, lower
rank
or (especially) inferiority.
Assign (a
thing
) to an
appropriate
place or
situation
based on
appraisal
or classification.
●
In Football (soccer) & Sports:
Consign or assign.
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.
Noun
●
In History:
A person who has been
banished
from
proximity
to Rome for a set time, but without
losing
his
civil
rights.
Adj
●
Relegated; exiled.
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Cede
Restrict
Consign
Revert
Ascribe
Introduce
Subsume
Refer
Reintroduce
Equate
Expose
Supplant
Liken
Extend
Constrain
Reassign
Attribute
Jettison
Limit
Add
Direct
Transfer
Allocate
Assign
Promote
Lead
Attach
Devote
Bring
Represent
Succumb
Connect
Entrust
Place
Incorporate
Challenge
Recognize
Abandon
Subordinate
Reinstate
Exclude
Desensitize
Segregate
Concede
Associate
Hold
Replace
Link
Exploit
Lend
Identify
Dedicate
Take
Support
Revert Back
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