/ˈrel.ə.ɡeɪt/
If you relegate someone or something to a less important position, you give them this position. [V n to n]
Might it not be better to relegate the King to a purely ceremonial function?…

让国王变成纯粹发挥典礼仪式上象征作用的元首会不会更好?

Other newspapers relegated the item to the middle pages.

其他的报纸把这条消息降格报道,放到了中间版面。