subrogate

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Pronunciation

/ˈsʌbɹəɡeɪt/

Definition of subrogate

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

(transitive)To replace one person or thing with another.

“A co-debtor that pays off a principal creditor has a choice. It can subrogate to the principal creditor's claim or it can file its own claim in the bankruptcy. It cannot do both; its own claim will be disallowed if it seeks subrogation.”

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Borrowed from Latin subrogātus, perfect passive participle of subrogō, from sub (“under”) + rogō (“to ask, request”). A variant of surrogate.

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