subrogate
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sub·ro·gate
(sŭb′rō-gāt′)tr.v. sub·ro·gat·ed, sub·ro·gat·ing, sub·ro·gates
To engage in the subrogation (of a person or entity).
[Middle English *subrogaten, from Latin subrogāre, subrogāt- : sub-, instead of; see sub- + rogāre, to ask; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]
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subrogate
(ˈsʌbrəˌɡeɪt)vb
(Law) (tr) law to put (one person or thing) in the place of another in respect of a right or claim
[C16: from Latin subrogāre, from sub- in place of + rogāre to ask]
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sub•ro•gate
(ˈsʌb rəˌgeɪt)v.t. -gat•ed, -gat•ing.
to put into the place of another; substitute for another.
[1540–50; < Latin subrogātus, past participle of subrogāre to elect as a substitute =sub- sub- + rogāre to request; see -ate1]
sub`ro•ga′tion, n.
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subrogate
Past participle: subrogated
Gerund: subrogating
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Verb | 1. | subrogate - substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured interchange, substitute, replace, exchange - put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning" |
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