How to pronounce “relegate”
Say “relegate” in 3 beats
relegate
/ˈɹɛləˌɡeɪt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɛlɪɡeɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɹɛɹɛstress
- lələ
- ɡeɪtɡeɪt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɹɛləˌɡeɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɹɛlɪɡeɪt/
- Respelling
- RE-luh-gayt
- Syllables
- 3 — ɹƐ-lə-ɡeɪt
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: ɹƐ-lə-ɡeɪt. “ɹɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɹɛləˌɡeɪt/
/ɹɛlɪɡeɪt/
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What “relegate” means
- verb
refer to another person for decision or judgment
“She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues”
- verb
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
“She was demoted because she always speaks up”
- verb
expel, as if by official decree
“he was banished from his own country”
Say it in a sentence
“Do not relegate that chair to the shed just yet.”“relegate”, answered
How do you pronounce “relegate”?
“relegate” is pronounced /ˈɹɛləˌɡeɪt/ (RE-luh-gayt) in American English and /ɹɛlɪɡeɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ɹɛ”. Build it as ɹƐ-lə-ɡeɪt, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “relegate” have?
3: ɹɛ · lə · ɡeɪt. The beat lands on the first, “ɹɛ”.
Is “relegate” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɹɛləˌɡeɪt/ (RE-luh-gayt); British English says /ɹɛlɪɡeɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “relegate” mean?
As a verb: refer to another person for decision or judgment For example: “She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “relegate”?
Stress the first syllable: ɹƐ-lə-ɡeɪt. “ɹɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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