Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
sur·ro·gate \\ˈsər-ə-ˌgāt, ˈsə-rə-\\ transitive verb
(-gat·ed ; -gat·ing) ETYMOLOGY Latin surrogatus, past participle of surrogare to choose in place of another, substitute, from sub- + rogare to ask — more at right
DATE 1533
: to put in the place of another:
a. to appoint as successor, deputy, or substitute for oneself
b. substitute
\\-ˌgāt, -gət\\
noun USAGE often attributive
DATE 1603
1.
a. one appointed to act in place of another : deputy
b. a local judicial officer in some states (as New York) who has jurisdiction over the probate of wills, the settlement of estates, and the appointment and supervision of guardians2. one that serves as a substitute3. surrogate mother
surrogate
1430, from L. surrogatus, pp. of surrogare "put in another's place, substitute," from sub "in the place of, under" + rogare "to ask, propose" (see rogation). Meaning "woman pregnant with the fertilized egg of another woman" is attested from 1978.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
surrogate
sur·ro·gate / 5sQrE^Et; NAmE 5sE:r- / adjective (formal)
used to describe a person or thing that takes the place of, or is used instead of, sb / sth else
替代的；代用的:
She saw him as a sort of surrogate father.
在她心目中,他彷佛是能替代父亲角色的人。
• sur·ro·gate noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishsurrogate
noun
VERB + SURROGATE act as, be
SURROGATE + NOUN father, mother, parent | child
PREP. ~ for He used the Internet as a surrogate for contact with real people.
surrogate noun
⇨ replacement
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
sur·ro·gateI. \ˈsərəˌgāt,
usu -ād.+V\
transitive verb
(
-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin
surrogatus, past participle of
surrogare, subrogare to substitute, from
sub- in place of, under +
rogare to ask — more at
right
: to put in the place of another:
a. : to appoint as successor, deputy, or substitute for oneself
b. : substitute
II. \-ˌgāt, -_gə̇t,
usu -d.+V\
noun
(
-s)
Etymology: Latin
surrogatus, past participle of
surrogare, subrogare to substitute
1.
a. : a person appointed to act in place of another
: delegate
,
deputy
,
substitute
< the Lord Chief Justice … acted as surrogate for the Earl Marshal — Notes & Queries >
< college presidents or their surrogates appealed for a revival of idealism — M.J.Adler >
b. : the deputy of an ecclesiastical judge (as a bishop or a bishop's chancellor) in the Church of England;
especially : one who grants marriage licenses
c. : a local judicial officer in New York and some other states who has jurisdiction over the probate of wills and testaments and the settlement of estates and often has power to appoint and supervise guardians of infants and other incompetent persons — compare
prerogative court
2.
a. : something that replaces or serves as a substitute for another
< the letter y as a surrogate for i — Arthur Minton >
< regard written language as only a surrogate of oral communication — J.B.Carroll >
b. : an artificial or synthetic product used as a substitute for a natural product
c. : a representation of a person substituted through symbolizing (as in a dream) for conscious recognition of the person
< persons like teachers who represent mother surrogates — R.R.Sears >Synonyms: see resource
III. adjective: constituting a surrogate
: serving in place of or standing for something else
: substitute
< a sort of surrogate father to him — Brendan Gill >
< introduces a native girl to offer the grieving husband a surrogate satisfaction — John Barkham >
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