surrogate

CEFRB2

/ˈsʌɹəɡɪt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person or thing used in place of another.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A deputy for a bishop in granting licences for marriage.

Examples

  • The new home works as a surrogate home.

  • Tom became a surrogate parent.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈsʌɹəɡeɪt/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A person or animal that acts as a substitute for the social or pastoral role of another, such as a surrogate parent.

  2. A substitute (usually of a person, position or role).

  3. A politician or person of influence campaigning for a presidential candidate.

More examples

In context

  • A mixture of horseradish and mustard often serves as a surrogate for wasabi.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Latin surrogātus, perfect passive participle of surrogō (“ask”); a variant of subrogō, from sub (“under”) + rogō (“ask”).