subrogate

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).

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[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

Imperative

subrogate

subrogate

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Thesaurus

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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Translations

subrogate

[ˈsʌbrəgɪt] ADJ → subrogado, sustituido
subrogate language → lenguaje m subrogado

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