SportsAugust 19, 2026

relegating

REL-uh-gay-ting

Definition

To assign someone to a less important, lower, or less prestigious rank or position.

Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'relegare', meaning to send away or banish, formed from the prefix 're-' (back) and 'legare' (to send as an envoy or representative).

In the news

The article uses the word to describe how a newly drafted running back would force an existing player, Tyjae Spears, into a backup role.

Titans sign veteran RB D’Ernest Johnson

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