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surrogate

verb(sur-ro-gate)

to put in the place of another:

surrogate

verb(sur-ro-gate)

to appoint as successor, deputy, or substitute for oneself

surrogate

verb(sur-ro-gate)

substitute

surrogate

noun(sur-ro-gate)

one appointed to act in place of another : deputy

surrogate

noun(sur-ro-gate)

a local judicial officer in some states (such as New York) who has jurisdiction over the probate of wills, the settlement of estates, and the appointment and supervision of guardians

surrogate

noun(sur-ro-gate)

one that serves as a substitute

surrogate

noun(sur-ro-gate)

a woman who becomes pregnant usually by artificial insemination or surgical implantation of a fertilized egg for the purpose of carrying the fetus to term for another woman

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