relegate

Verb

• assign to a class or kind
  • How should algae be classified?
    
  • People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms
    

• expel, as if by official decree
  • he was banished from his own country
    

• assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
  • She was demoted because she always speaks up
    
  • He was broken down to Sergeant
    

• refer to another person for decision or judgment
  • She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  classify , banish , bar , demote , bump , break , kick downstairs , pass on , submit
• Antonyms: 
  promote , upgrade , advance , kick upstairs , raise , elevate