subrogate

American  

[suhb-ruh-geyt] / ˈsʌb rəˌgeɪt /

verb (used with object)

subrogates, present (3rd person singular) subrogated, past participle, past subrogating present participle

1. to put into the place of another; substitute for another.

2. Civil Law. to substitute (one person) for another with reference to a claim or right.

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subrogate British  

/ ˈsʌbrəˌɡeɪt /

verb

1. (tr) law to put (one person or thing) in the place of another in respect of a right or claim

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• subrogation
  noun
• unsubrogated
  adjective

Conjugated Forms

Present

• have subrogated
  perfect
• has subrogated
  perfect 3rd person singular
• am subrogating
  progressive 1st person singular
• are subrogating
  progressive
• have been subrogating
  perfect progressive
• is subrogating
  progressive 3rd person singular
• has been subrogating
  perfect progressive 3rd person singular
• subrogates
  singular 3rd person
• subrogating
  participle

Past

• had subrogated
  perfect
• had been subrogating
  perfect progressive
• were subrogating
  progressive plural
• was subrogating
  progressive singular
• subrogated
  participle
• subrogated
  simple

Future

• will subrogate
  simple
• will have subrogated
  perfect
• will be subrogating
  progressive
• will have been subrogating
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of subrogate

First recorded in 1400–50; 1540–50 subrogate for def. 1; late Middle English (past participle), from Latin subrogātus “nominated,” past participle of subrogāre “to nominate (someone) as a substitute,” from sub- sub- + rogāre “to request”