The difference between Replace and Surrogate
When used as verbs, replace means to restore to a former place, position, condition, etc, 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 Replace and Surrogate
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Replace as a verb (transitive):
To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back
Examples:
"When you've finished using the telephone, please replace the handset."
"The earl...was replaced in his government.'' rfdatek Francis Bacon"
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Replace as a verb (transitive):
To refund; to repay; to restore
Examples:
"You can take what you need from the petty cash, but you must replace it tomorrow morning."
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Replace as a verb (transitive):
To supply or substitute an equivalent for.
Examples:
"I replaced my car with a newer model."
"The batteries were dead so I replaced them"
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Replace as a verb (transitive):
To take the place of; to supply the want of; to fulfill the end or office of.
Examples:
"This security pass replaces the one you were given earlier."
"This duty of right intention does not replace or supersede the duty of consideration.'' rfdatek William Whewell"
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Replace as a verb (transitive):
To demolish a building and build an updated form of that building in its place.
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Replace as a verb (transitive, rare):
To place again.
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Replace as a verb (transitive, rare):
To put in a new or different place.
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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."
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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.
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Surrogate as a noun (chiefly, British):
A deputy for a bishop in granting licences for marriage.
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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.
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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.
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Surrogate as an adjective:
Of, concerning, relating to or acting as a substitute.
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Surrogate as a verb (transitive):
To replace or substitute something with something else; appoint a successor.