relegate

relegate (http://definr.com/relegate)

     v 1: refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes
          to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues" [syn:
           pass on, submit]
     2: assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted
        because she always speaks up" [syn: demote, bump, break,
         kick downstairs] [ant: promote]
     3: expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his
        own country" [syn: banish, bar]
     4: assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"
        "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms"
        [syn: classify]