subrogate

UK: /ˈsʌbrəˌɡeɪt/ US: (sub′rə gāt′)

Inflections of 'subrogate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

subrogates

v 3rd person singular

subrogating

v pres p

subrogated

v past

subrogated

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

sub•ro•gate  (sub′rə gāt′), v.t., -gat•ed, -gat•ing. 

1. to put into the place of another;
   substitute for another.
2. Law [Civil Law.] to substitute (one person) for another with reference to a claim or right.

• Latin subrogātus (past participle of subrogāre to nominate (someone) as a substitute), equivalent. to sub- sub- + rogā(re) to request + -tus past participle suffix
• 1400–50; 1540–50 for def. 1; late Middle English (past participle)

sub′ro•ga′tion, n. 

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subrogate / ˈsʌbrəˌɡeɪt/ verb

1. (transitive) to put (one person or thing) in the place of another in respect of a right or claim

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin subrogāre, from sub- in place of + rogāre to ask