surrogate

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈsɝəɡət/ UK /ˈsʌrəɡət/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a substitute or stand-in for another person or thing

The mentor became a surrogate father to the orphaned recruit.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a substitute or stand-in... substitute replacement proxystand-indeputy representative alternate

Opposites

principal original

Word family

Derived forms surrogacysurrogateship

Related forms arrogaterogationinterrogate

Etymology

From Latin surrogatus, past participle of surrogare (a variant of subrogare, 'to choose as a substitute'), from sub- ('in place of') + rogare ('to ask, propose').

surrogare Latin rogāre Latin

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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# surrogate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsɝəɡət/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsʌrəɡət/

## Meanings
1. a substitute or stand-in for another person or thing

## Examples
- The mentor became a surrogate father to the orphaned recruit.

## Synonyms
- substitute
- replacement
- proxy
- stand-in
- deputy
- representative
- alternate

## Antonyms
- principal
- original

## Derived Forms
- surrogacy
- surrogateship

## Related Forms
- arrogate
- rogation
- interrogate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: surrogare
- Root: rogāre

## Etymology
From Latin surrogatus, past participle of surrogare (a variant of subrogare, 'to choose as a substitute'), from sub- ('in place of') + rogare ('to ask, propose').

## AI Etymology
Surrogate comes from Latin surrogatus, past participle of surrogare (a variant of subrogare, 'to choose as a substitute'), from sub- ('in place of') + rogare ('to ask, propose'). The historical trail runs through Latin surrogare and Latin rogāre. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means a substitute or stand-in for another person or thing. Derived formations include surrogacy, surrogateship; related forms include arrogate, rogation, interrogate.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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