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| sub·ro·gate [ súbbrə gàyt ] (past and past participle sub·ro·gat·ed, present participle sub·ro·gat·ing, 3rd person present singular sub·ro·gates) |
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substitute somebody for another: to substitute one person for another, especially in transferring a right or claim
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| [15th century. < Latin subrogat-, past participle of subrogare "ask for in place of" < rogare "ask, beg"] |
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