depute vs relegate

depute and relegate both are verbs.

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

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

depute: 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

depute (verb)	relegate (verb)
transfer power to someone	assign to a class or kind
appoint as a substitute	assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)	expel, as if by official decree
	refer to another person for decision or judgment