The difference between Subrogate and Surrogate
When used as verbs, subrogate means to replace one person with another, 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 Subrogate and Surrogate
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Subrogate as a verb (legal):
to replace one person with another
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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.