assign vs relegate

assign and relegate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assign	No	No	Yes	No
relegate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, relegate is a hyponym of assign; that is, relegate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than assign:

Other hyponyms of assign include classify.

As verbs, relegate is a hyponym of assign; that is, relegate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than assign:

assign: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
relegate: assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

assign (verb)	relegate (verb)
select something or someone for a specific purpose	assign to a class or kind
attribute or credit to	assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
decide as to where something belongs in a scheme	expel, as if by official decree
attribute or give	refer to another person for decision or judgment
transfer one's right to
give out
make undue claims to having
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)