relegate

(v) refer to another person for decision or judgment
- She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues
pass on, submit,
(v) assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
- She was demoted because she always speaks up
- He was broken down to Sergeant
demote, kick downstairs, bump, break,
(v) expel, as if by official decree
- he was banished from his own country
banish, bar,
(v) assign to a class or kind
- How should algae be classified?
- People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms
classify,

pass on submit demote kick downstairs bump break banish bar classify

elevate kick upstairs promote upgrade advance raise