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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sur•ro•gate /n., adj. ˈsɜrəˌgeɪt, -gɪt, ˈsʌr-; v. -ˌgeɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a person appointed to act for another;
deputy. - a substitute.
- surrogate mother.
adj. - relating to, acting as, or involving a surrogate.
See -roga-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sur•ro•gate (n., adj. sûr′ə gāt′, -git, sur′-;v. sûr′ə gāt′, sur′-),USA pronunciation n., adj., v., -gat•ed, -gat•ing. n. - a person appointed to act for another;
deputy. - Law(in some states) a judicial officer having jurisdiction over the probate of wills, the administration of estates, etc.
- Religionthe deputy of an ecclesiastical judge, esp. of a bishop or a bishop's chancellor.
- a substitute.
- a surrogate mother.
adj. - regarded or acting as a surrogate:a surrogate father.
- involving or indicating the use of a surrogate mother to conceive or carry an embryo:surrogate parenting.
v.t. - to put into the place of another as a successor, substitute, or deputy;
substitute for another. - to subrogate.
- Latin surrogātus, assimilated variant of subrogātus; see subrogate
- 1525–35
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: surrogate n /ˈsʌrəɡɪt/- a person or thing acting as a substitute
- chiefly Brit a deputy, such as a clergyman appointed to deputize for a bishop in granting marriage licences
- (in some US states) a judge with jurisdiction over the probate of wills, etc
- (modifier) of, relating to, or acting as a surrogate: a surrogate pleasure
vb /ˈsʌrəˌɡeɪt/(transitive)- to put in another's position as a deputy, substitute, etc
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin surrogāre to substitute; see subrogateˈsurrogateship n ˌsurroˈgation n |