SURROGATE


Meaning of SURROGATE in English

/ ˈsʌrəgət; NAmE ˈsɜːr-/ adjective

( formal ) used to describe a person or thing that takes the place of, or is used instead of, sb/sth else :

She saw him as a sort of surrogate father.

►  sur·ro·gate noun

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from Latin surrogatus , past participle of surrogare elect as a substitute, from super- over + rogare ask.

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