* Formal: The company was forced to relegate its less profitable divisions to a smaller office space.
* Informal: After the new player arrived, I was relegated to the bench.
* Figurative: Don't relegate your dreams to the realm of "someday."
* With a negative connotation: The lack of funding relegated the project to the back burner.
Meaning:
"Relegate" means to assign to a lower or less important position, rank, or place. It can also mean to banish or exile.