relegate vs depute

relegate and depute both are verbs.

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

As verbs, depute is a hypernym of relegate; that is, depute is a word with a broader meaning than relegate:

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

Other hypernyms of relegate include assign, delegate, designate.

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