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1. (n.) surrogate
a person appointed to act for another; deputy.
2. surrogate
a substitute.
3. surrogate
(in some states) a judicial officer having jurisdiction over the probate of wills, the administration of estates, etc.
4. (adj.) surrogate
pertaining to, acting as, or involving a surrogate.
5. (v.t.) surrogate
to put into the place of another as a successor, substitute, or deputy; substitute.
Etymology: (1525–35; < L surrogātus, assimilated var. of subrogātus; see subrogate)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) surrogate, alternate, replacement
someone who takes the place of another person
2. (adj) deputy, surrogate
a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others
3. (adj) foster, surrogate
providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties
"foster parent"; "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Surrogate
a deputy; a delegate; a substitute
2. (noun) Surrogate
the deputy of an ecclesiastical judge, most commonly of a bishop or his chancellor, especially a deputy who grants marriage licenses
3. (noun) Surrogate
in some States of the United States, an officer who presides over the probate of wills and testaments and yield the settlement of estates
4. (verb) Surrogate
to put in the place of another; to substitute
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Sense: a person or thing that is considered or used as a substitute for another person or thing.
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 Afrikaans: surrogaat |
 Arabic: وَكيل، بَديل، مَندوب |
 Bulgarian: заместник |
 Brazilian: substituto |
 Czech: náhrada |
 German: der Ersatz |
 Danish: erstatning; surrogat |
 Greek: υποκατάστατος |
 Spanish: sustituto, suplente |
 Estonian: asendaja |
 Farsi: جانشين |
 Finnish: korvike |
 French: substitut |
 Hebrew: חֲלוּפִי |
 Hindi: प्रतिनिधि |
 Croatian: namjesnik, nadomjestak |
 Hungarian: helyettes; pótlék, pót .. |
 Indonesian: pengganti |
 Italian: sostituto |
 Korean: 대리인 |
 Lithuanian: pakaitalas, pavaduotojas |
 Latvian: aizvietotājs; aizstājējs |
 Malay: pengganti |
 Dutch: plaatsvervanger |
 Norwegian: erstatning, stedfortreder |
 Polish: matka zastępcza |
 Persian: جانشين |
 Pashto: د بل پرځای |
 Russian: заменитель, суррогат |
 Slovak: náhrada, náhradník; zástu |
 Slovenian: namestnik; nadomestek |
 Serbian: surogat |
 Swedish: ersättning, ställföreträd |
 Thai: ตัวแทน |
 Turkish: yedek, vekil |
 Taiwanese: 代用品 |
 Ukrainian: замінник, сурогат |
 Urdu: قاءم مقام |
 Vietnamese: người, vật thay thế |
 Chinese: 代用品 |
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