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subrogate (v.)
"to substitute, put (something) in place of (something else)," early 15c., subrogaten, from Latin subrogatus/surrogatus, past participle of subrogare/surrogare "put in another's place, substitute, cause to be chosen in place of another," from sub "in the place of, under" (see sub-) + rogare "to ask, propose," apparently a figurative use of a PIE verb meaning literally "to stretch out (the hand)," from root *reg- "move in a straight line" (compare surrogate). Rare after 17c., and surviving largely in legal passages. Related: Subrogated; subrogating.
also from early 15c.
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updated on September 18, 2023
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