Dictionary

surrogate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈsʌɹəɡɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈsɝəɡɪt/ (Canada, General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• (Texas) audio

Etymology

From Latin surrogātus, perfect passive participle of surrogō (“to choose someone as a substitute”); a variant of subrogō, from sub (“under”) + rogō (“ask”).

Meanings

1. Of, concerning, relating to or acting as a substitute.

Forms

Deriveds

surrogacy · surrogately

Translations (7)

fr succédanée (Of, concerning, relating to or acting as a substitute) · bg заместващ (Of, concerning, relating to or acting as a substitute) · bg сурогатен (Of, concerning, relating to or acting as a substitute) · pl surogatowy (Of, concerning, relating to or acting as a substitute) · el αναπληρωματικός (Of, concerning, relating to or acting as a substitute) · fr succédané (Of, concerning, relating to or acting as a substitute) · pl zastępczy (Of, concerning, relating to or acting as a substitute)

surrogate en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsʌɹəɡɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈsɝəɡɪt/ (Canada, General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• (Texas) audio

Etymology

From Latin surrogātus, perfect passive participle of surrogō (“to choose someone as a substitute”); a variant of subrogō, from sub (“under”) + rogō (“ask”).

Meanings

1. A substitute (usually of a person, position or role).
   • A mixture of horseradish and mustard often serves as a surrogate for wasabi.
2. A person or animal that acts as a substitute for the social or pastoral role of another, such as a surrogate parent.
3. (UK) A deputy for a bishop in granting licences for marriage.
4. (US) A politician or person of influence campaigning for a presidential candidate.
5. (US) A judicial officer of limited jurisdiction, who administers matters of probate and intestate succession and, in some cases, adoptions.
6. Any of a range of Unicode codepoints which are used in pairs in UTF-16 to represent characters beyond the Basic Multilingual Plane.
7. An ersatz good.
8. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of surrogate key.
   alt of surrogate key

Forms

Deriveds

surrogatively · surrogate activity · surrogateship · surrogate key · surrogative · surrogate father · surrogate advertising · audience surrogate · surrogate court · surrogate mother · surrogate pair · surrogate proxy · surrogate parent

Descendants

surrogaat

Hyponyms

low surrogate · high surrogate

Relateds

surrogatum

Synonyms

stand-in · surrogate · substitute · fill-in · proxy · ghost · replacement

Translations (53)

hu dajka- (person or animal that acts as a substitute for another) · fr ersatz (substitute) · es subrogante (substitute) · es substituto (substitute) · cmn 替代者 (person or animal that acts as a substitute for another) · de Ersatz- (substitute) · nl plaatsvervanger (substitute) · fa جایگزین (substitute) · pl erzac (substitute) · de Surrogat (surrogate key) · nl vervanger (substitute) · ru замести́тель (person or animal that acts as a substitute for another) · fr personne de substitution (person or animal that acts as a substitute for another) · da substitut (substitute) · bg заместник (person or animal that acts as a substitute for another) · fi sijainen (person or animal that acts as a substitute for another) · de Stellvertreter (substitute) · nl surrogaat (substitute) · de Surrogatschlüssel (surrogate key) · fr substitut (person or animal that acts as a substitute for another) · de Ersatz (person or animal that acts as a substitute for another) · fr substitut (substitute) · fr suppléante (substitute) · oc substitut (substitute) · fr remplaçant (substitute) · ca suplent (substitute) · hu pót- (person or animal that acts as a substitute for another) · fr remplaçante (substitute) · pt substituto (substitute) · cmn 替代品 (substitute) · ca substitut (substitute) · pl surogat (substitute) · ru суррога́т (substitute) · da surrogat (substitute) · mi kōpū whāngai (person or animal that acts as a substitute for another) · it surrogato (substitute) · es sustituto (substitute) · tr yedek (substitute) · oc substitut (person or animal that acts as a substitute for another) · hu pótlék (substitute) · hu bér- (person or animal that acts as a substitute for another) · hu helyettes (substitute) · fr substitute (substitute) · de Stellvertreterin (substitute) · bg сурогат (substitute) · ru замести́тельница (person or animal that acts as a substitute for another) · fr suppléant (substitute) · fi korvike (person or animal that acts as a substitute for another) · tr vekil (substitute) · bg заместител (substitute) · de Substitut (person or animal that acts as a substitute for another) · hu helyettesítő (substitute) · hu pótszer (substitute)

surrogate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈsʌɹəɡeɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈsɝəɡeɪt/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

From Latin surrogātus, perfect passive participle of surrogō (“to choose someone as a substitute”); a variant of subrogō, from sub (“under”) + rogō (“ask”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To replace or substitute something with something else; to appoint a successor.

Forms

Relateds

subrogate · surrogation · surrogatum

Synonyms

replace · subrogate · substitute · deputize · foster

Translations (4)

pl zastąpić (to replace or substitute something with something else) · es subrogar (to replace or substitute something with something else) · pl zastępować (to replace or substitute something with something else) · bg замествам (to replace or substitute something with something else)