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surrogate
[ noun adjective sur-uh-geyt, -git, suhr-; verb sur-uh-geyt, suhr- ]
noun
- a person appointed to act for another; deputy.
- (in some states) a judicial officer having jurisdiction over the probate of wills, the administration of estates, etc.
- the deputy of an ecclesiastical judge, especially of a bishop or a bishop's chancellor.
- a substitute.
- Politics. someone who acts on behalf of a politician or political candidate by making public appearances, issuing statements, etc., when that person is engaged elsewhere or when that person’s image would be bolstered by certain affiliations:
His camp won the “prestige of science” battle by signing on high-profile physicists, chemists, and biologists as campaign surrogates.
adjective
- regarded or acting as a surrogate:
a surrogate father.
- involving or indicating the use of a surrogate mother to conceive or carry an embryo:
surrogate parenting.
verb (used with object)
- to put into the place of another as a successor, substitute, or deputy; substitute for another.
- to subrogate.
surrogate
noun
- a person or thing acting as a substitute
- a deputy, such as a clergyman appointed to deputize for a bishop in granting marriage licences
- psychiatry a person who is a substitute for someone else, esp in childhood when different persons, such as a brother or teacher, can act as substitutes for the parents
- (in some US states) a judge with jurisdiction over the probate of wills, etc
- modifier of, relating to, or acting as a surrogate
a surrogate pleasure
verb
- to put in another's position as a deputy, substitute, etc
- to appoint as a successor to oneself
Derived Forms
- ˌܰˈپDz, noun
- ˈܰDzٱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܰ۴·ٱ· noun
- ܰr·tDz noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of surrogate1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of surrogate1
Example Sentences
The five-time Oscar nominee and her husband, theater director Thomas Kail, reportedly welcomed their latest child together via surrogate more than a month ago.
Trump and his propagandists and other surrogates and messengers fill in his story with all kinds of facts and figures, many of which are not true, just pulled out of the ether.
He says it was inspired by his trips to and from a palliative care home to visit his friend and mentor, Annie Orwin, who he's described as being like "a surrogate mother" to him.
"51Թs will never express our endless gratitude for our incredible surrogate and everyone who helped us along the way."
Sources told the Post that Lebryk pushed back on attempts by Musk surrogates to access the nation’s system for doling out paychecks, Social Security and Medicare benefits, tax refunds and federal contracts.
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