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sur·ro·gate
[n., adj. sur-uh-geyt, -git, suhr-; v. sur-uh-geyt, suhr-] noun, adjective, verb, sur·ro·gat·ed, sur·ro·gat·ing. 
əˌgeɪt, -gɪt, ˈsʌr-; noun
1.
a person appointed to act for another; deputy.
2.
(in some states) a judicial officer having jurisdiction over the probate of wills, the administration of estates, etc.
3.
the deputy of an ecclesiastical judge, especially of a bishop or a bishop's chancellor.
4.
a substitute.
5.
adjective
6.
regarded or acting as a surrogate: a surrogate father.
7.
involving or indicating the use of a surrogate mother to conceive or carry an embryo: surrogate parenting.
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verb (used with object)
8.
to put into the place of another as a successor, substitute, or deputy; substitute for another.
9.
to subrogate.
Related forms
sur·ro·gate·ship, noun
sur·ro·ga·tion, noun
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| surrogate | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person or thing acting as a substitute |
| 2. | chiefly (Brit) a deputy, such as a clergyman appointed to deputize for a bishop in granting marriage licences |
| 3. | psychiatry a person who is a substitute for someone else, esp in childhood when different persons, such as a brother or teacher, can act as substitutes for the parents |
| 4. | (in some US states) a judge with jurisdiction over the probate of wills, etc |
| 5. | (modifier) of, relating to, or acting as a surrogate: a surrogate pleasure |
| —vb | |
| 6. | to put in another's position as a deputy, substitute, etc |
| 7. | to appoint as a successor to oneself |
| [C17: from Latin surrogāre to substitute; see | |
| 'surrogateship | |
| —n | |
| surro'gation | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
surrogate
1430, from L. surrogatus, pp. of surrogare "put in another's place, substitute," from sub "in the place of, under" + rogare "to ask, propose" (see rogation). Meaning "woman pregnant with the fertilized egg of another woman" is attested from 1978.
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Medical Dictionary
surrogate sur·ro·gate (sûr'ə-gĭt, -gāt', sŭr'-)
n.
One that takes the place of another; a substitute.
A person or an animal that functions as a substitute for another, as in a social or family role.
A figure of authority who takes the place of the father or mother in a person's unconscious or emotional life.
A surrogate mother.
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Example sentences
In the famous lyricist he found not only a surrogate father but a vision of the future.
Another, subtler problem can be the difference between what are known as surrogate outcomes and patient outcomes.
Some people feel more comfortable with having a surrogate doing their negotiations for them and you might consider that.
But ovarian cancer leads them to look for a surrogate.
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