subrogate

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subrogate

/ˈsʌbɹəɡeɪt/

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Borrowed from Latin subrogātus, perfect passive participle of subrogō, from sub (“under”) + rogō (“to ask, request”). A variant of surrogate.

verb subrogates · subrogating · subrogated

transitive To replace one person or thing with another. In the course of that work air‑conditioning units were installed. Those units are equipped with compressors which were manufactured by Refcomp, whose registered office is in Italy, purchased from that company and fitted by Climaventa whose registered office is also in Italy, then sold to Doumer by t
Similar: substitute, surrogate

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verb to replace one person with another

Español	subrogar
Português	sub-rogar
Deutsch	das Recht geht über

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"subrogate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/subrogate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"subrogate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/subrogate.

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@misc{subrogate_2026,
  title = {subrogate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/subrogate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}