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sur⋅ro⋅gate

  [n., adj. sur-uh-geyt, -git, suhr-; v. sur-uh-geyt, suhr-] noun, adjective, verb, -gat⋅ed, -gat⋅ing.
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–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, esp. of a bishop or a bishop's chancellor.
4. a substitute.
5. a surrogate mother.
–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.
–verb (used with object)
8. to put into the place of another as a successor, substitute, or deputy; substitute for another.
9. to subrogate.
Origin:
1525–35; < L surrogātus, assimilated var. of subrogātus; see subrogate

Related forms:
sur⋅ro⋅gate⋅ship, noun
sur⋅ro⋅ga⋅tion, noun
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sur·ro·gate   (sûr'ə-gĭt, -gāt', sŭr'-)   
n.  
  1. One that takes the place of another; a substitute.
    1. A person or animal that functions as a substitute for another, as in a social or family role.
    2. A surrogate mother.
  3. Psychology A figure of authority who takes the place of the father or mother in a person's unconscious or emotional life.
  4. Law A judge in New York and some other states having jurisdiction over the probate of wills and the settlement of estates.
adj.  Substitute.
tr.v.   (-gāt') sur·ro·gat·ed, sur·ro·gat·ing, sur·ro·gates
  1. To put in the place of another, especially as a successor; replace.
  2. To appoint (another) as a replacement for oneself.

[Middle English, from Latin surrogātus, past participle of surrogāre, to substitute, variant of subrogāre; see subrogate.]
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Surrogate

Sur"ro*gate\, n. [L. surrogatus, p. p. of surrogare, subrogare, to put in another's place, to substitute; sub under + rogare to ask, ask for a vote, propose a law. See Rogation, and cf. Subrogate.]

1. A deputy; a delegate; a substitute.

2. The deputy of an ecclesiastical judge, most commonly of a bishop or his chancellor, especially a deputy who grants marriage licenses. [Eng.]

3. In some States of the United States, an officer who presides over the probate of wills and testaments and yield the settlement of estates.

Surrogate

Sur"ro*gate\, v. t. To put in the place of another; to substitute. [R.] --Dr. H. More.
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Language Translation for : surrogate
Spanish: sustituto, suplente,
German: der Ersatz,
Japanese:
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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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Main Entry: sur·ro·gate
Pronunciation: 's&r-&-g&t
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin surrogatus, past participle of surrogare subrogare to substitute, from sub- in place of, under + rogare to ask
1 : one acting in the place of another; especially : one standing in loco parentis to a child
2 often cap : the judge or judicial officer of a Surrogate's Court or Surrogate's office —surrogate adjective
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: sur·ro·gate
Pronunciation: -g&t, -"gAt
Function: noun
: one that serves as a substitute: as a : arepresentation of a person substituted through symbolizing (as in a dream) for conscious recognition of the person b : a drug substituted for another drug c : SURROGATE MOTHER
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surrogate sur·ro·gate (sûr'ə-gĭt, -gāt', sŭr'-)
n.

  1. One that takes the place of another; a substitute.
  2. A person or an animal that functions as a substitute for another, as in a social or family role.
  3. A figure of authority who takes the place of the father or mother in a person's unconscious or emotional life.
  4. A surrogate mother.

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