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- [noun, adjective sur-uh-geyt, -git, suhr-; verb sur-uh-geyt, suhr-]
- /noun, adjective ˈsɜr əˌgeɪt, -gɪt, ˈsʌr-; verb ˈsɜr əˌgeɪt, ˈsʌr-/
- /ˈsʌr.ə.ɡət/
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- [noun, adjective sur-uh-geyt, -git, suhr-; verb sur-uh-geyt, suhr-]
- /noun, adjective ˈsɜr əˌgeɪt, -gɪt, ˈsʌr-; verb ˈsɜr əˌgeɪt, ˈsʌr-/
Definitions of surrogate word
- noun surrogate a person appointed to act for another; deputy. 1
- noun surrogate (in some states) a judicial officer having jurisdiction over the probate of wills, the administration of estates, etc. 1
- noun surrogate the deputy of an ecclesiastical judge, especially of a bishop or a bishop's chancellor. 1
- noun surrogate a substitute. 1
- noun surrogate a surrogate mother. 1
- noun surrogate 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. 1
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Origin of surrogate
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Latin surrogātus, assimilated variant of subrogātus; see subrogate
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Parts of speech for Surrogate
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surrogate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
surrogate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for surrogate
adj surrogate
- acting — Acting is the activity or profession of performing in plays or films.
- deputed — to appoint as one's substitute, representative, or agent.
- dummiest — a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
- alternative — If one thing is an alternative to another, the first can be found, used, or done instead of the second.
noun surrogate
- agent — A chemical that has a particular effect or is used for a particular purpose can be referred to as a particular kind of agent.
- assignee — a person to whom some right, interest, or property is transferred
- band-aid — A Band-Aid is a small piece of sticky tape that you use to cover small cuts or wounds on your body.
- catchpole — (in medieval England) a sheriff's officer who arrested debtors
- changeling — A changeling is a child who was put in the place of another child when they were both babies. In stories changelings were often taken or left by fairies.
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