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subrogate
[ suhb-ruh-geyt ]
/ ˈsʌb rəˌgeɪt /
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verb (used with object), sub·ro·gat·ed, sub·ro·gat·ing.
to put into the place of another; substitute for another.
Civil Law. to substitute (one person) for another with reference to a claim or right.
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Origin of subrogate
1400–50; 1540–50 for def. 1; late Middle English (past participle) <Latin subrogātus (past participle of subrogāre to nominate (someone) as a substitute), equivalent to sub-sub- + rogā(re) to request + -tus past participle suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM subrogate
sub·ro·ga·tion, nounun·sub·ro·gat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby subrogate
subregion, subreption, subright, subring, Subroc, subrogate, subrogation, sub rosa, subround, subroutine, sub-Saharan
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British Dictionary definitions for subrogate
subrogate
/ (ˈsʌbrəˌɡeɪt) /
verb
(tr) law to put (one person or thing) in the place of another in respect of a right or claim
Word Origin for subrogate
C16: from Latin subrogāre, from sub- in place of + rogāre to ask
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