The difference between Deputize and Surrogate
When used as verbs, deputize means to make (someone) a deputy, whereas surrogate means to replace or substitute something with something else.
Surrogate is also noun with the meaning: a substitute (usually of a person, position or role).
Surrogate is also adjective with the meaning: of, concerning, relating to or acting as a substitute.
check bellow for the other definitions of Deputize and Surrogate
-
Deputize as a verb (transitive):
To make (someone) a deputy; to officially empower.
-
Deputize as a verb (transitive):
To make or name as a substitute.
Examples:
"I deputize you to act for me while I'm away."
-
Deputize as a verb (intransitive):
To act as a deputy.
-
Surrogate as a noun:
A substitute (usually of a person, position or role).
Examples:
"A mixture of horseradish and mustard often serves as a surrogate for wasabi."
-
Surrogate as a noun:
A person or animal that acts as a substitute for the social or pastoral role of another, such as a surrogate mother.
-
Surrogate as a noun (chiefly, British):
A deputy for a bishop in granting licences for marriage.
-
Surrogate as a noun (US, _, legal):
A judicial officer of limited jurisdiction, who administers matters of probate and interstate succession and, in some cases, adoptions.
-
Surrogate as a noun (computing):
Any of a range of Unicode codepoints which are used in pairs in UTF-16 to represent characters beyond the Basic Multilingual Plane.
-
Surrogate as an adjective:
Of, concerning, relating to or acting as a substitute.
-
Surrogate as a verb (transitive):
To replace or substitute something with something else; appoint a successor.