Relegate

/ˈrɛl.ɪ.ˌgeɪt/ verb medium

To relegate something is to push it down in rank or importance, often dismissively.

After the merger, the once-central research department was relegated to a small office in the basement.

Memory Trick

A legate was once sent off on distant assignments - to relegate is to send something down and away, out of the main picture.