Meaning
to relegate, banish, sideline
- to assign to an inferior, marginal, or remote place or position
- to confine or banish to a specific location
In a sentence
Dopo la riforma, hanno relegato il vecchio dipartimento a compiti secondari.
After the reform, they relegated the old department to secondary tasks.
Non voglio che mi releghino in un ufficio isolato.
I don't want them to sideline me in an isolated office.
Perché releghi sempre le tue passioni all'ultimo posto?
Why do you always push your passions to the bottom of the list?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| relegare | infinitive |
| relego | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| releghi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| relega | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| releghiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| relegate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| relegano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| relegavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| relegavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| relegava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| relegavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| relegavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| relegavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| relegai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| relegasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| relegò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| relegammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| relegaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| relegarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| relegherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| relegherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| relegherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| relegheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| relegherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| relegheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| releghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| releghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| releghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| releghiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| releghiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| releghino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| relegassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| relegassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| relegasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| relegassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| relegaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| relegassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| relegherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| relegheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| relegherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| relegheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| releghereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| relegherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| relega | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| releghiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| relegate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| relegando | gerund |
| relegato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Requires the preposition 'a' before the secondary position or place ('relegare a un ruolo secondario').