The Collaborative International Dictionary
Subrogate
Subrogate \Sub"ro*gate\, v. t. [L. subrogatus, p. p. of
subrogare. See Surrogate.]
To put in the place of another; to substitute.
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
subrogate
"to substitute," 1530s, from Latin subrogatus, variant of surrogatus, past participle of subrogare/surrogare "put in another's place, substitute, cause to be chosen in place of another" (see surrogate). Related: Subrogated; subrogating.
Wiktionary
subrogate
vb. (label en legal) to replace one person with another
WordNet
subrogate
v. substitue one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured
Usage examples of "subrogate".
The seven hundred novice Grand Masters formed an adequate subrogate structure in the creativity generator.