See Also: subrogate(dictionary)

subrogate (iou)



subrogate verb trans. LME.
[Latin subrogat- pa. ppl stem of subrogare, formed as SUB- + rogare ask, offer for election: see -ATE3. Cf. SURROGATE verb.]
gen.
a. Elect or appoint in office as a substitute. LME-E18.
b. Substitute (a thing) for another. Long rare or obsolete. M16.
Law. Substitute (a person) for another in respect of a right or claim; cause to succeed to the rights of another. E19.