Surrogate

//ˈsʌɹəɡɪt// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, concerning, relating to or acting as a substitute.
Adjective
  1. 1
    providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A substitute (usually of a person, position or role).

    "A mixture of horseradish and mustard often serves as a surrogate for wasabi."

  2. 2
    a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others wordnet
  3. 3
    A person or animal that acts as a substitute for the social or pastoral role of another, such as a surrogate parent.
  4. 4
    someone who takes the place of another person wordnet
  5. 5
    A deputy for a bishop in granting licences for marriage. British
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  1. 6
    A politician or person of influence campaigning for a presidential candidate. US
  2. 7
    A judicial officer of limited jurisdiction, who administers matters of probate and intestate succession and, in some cases, adoptions. US
  3. 8
    Any of a range of Unicode codepoints which are used in pairs in UTF-16 to represent characters beyond the Basic Multilingual Plane.
  4. 9
    An ersatz good.
  5. 10
    Ellipsis of surrogate key. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Verb
  1. 1
    To replace or substitute something with something else; to appoint a successor. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin surrogātus, perfect passive participle of surrogō (“ask”); a variant of subrogō, from sub (“under”) + rogō (“ask”).

Etymology 2

From Latin surrogātus, perfect passive participle of surrogō (“ask”); a variant of subrogō, from sub (“under”) + rogō (“ask”).

Etymology 3

From Latin surrogātus, perfect passive participle of surrogō (“ask”); a variant of subrogō, from sub (“under”) + rogō (“ask”).

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