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"; "He was broken down to
        Sargeant" [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}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0