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verb
To replace one person or thing with another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: substitute, surrogate
Antonyms: none provided
verb
substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: substitute, replace, interchange, exchange
History
Borrowed from Latin subrogātus, perfect passive participle of subrogō, from sub (“under”) + rogō (“to ask, request”). A variant of surrogate.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
