designate vs relegate

relegate vs designate

designate is an adjective but relegate is not an adjective.

designate and relegate both are verbs.

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

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

designate: 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

Other hyponyms of designate include mandate, cast, post, cast, devolve, task, place, regiment, reassign, transfer, delegate, depute, mandate, advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade, break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, place.

designate (adjective)	relegate (adjective)
appointed but not yet installed in office

designate (verb)	relegate (verb)
design or destine	assign to a class or kind
assign a name or title to	assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
decree or designate beforehand	expel, as if by official decree
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively	refer to another person for decision or judgment
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

Difference between designate and relegate

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