[n., adj. sur-uh-geyt, -git, suhr-; v. sur-uh-geyt, suhr-] 
noun, adjective, verb, -gat⋅ed, -gat⋅ing.| 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. |
| 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. |
| 8. | to put into the place of another as a successor, substitute, or deputy; substitute for another. |
| 9. | to subrogate. |
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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