kick downstairs vs relegate

kick downstairs and relegate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
kick downstairs	No	No	Yes	No
relegate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, kick downstairs and relegate are synonyms defined as:

kick downstairs and relegate: assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

Other synonyms of kick downstairs include break, bump, demote.

kick downstairs (verb)	relegate (verb)
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank	assign to a class or kind
	assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
	expel, as if by official decree
	refer to another person for decision or judgment