Sekirov Dictionary

surrogate

UK /ˈsʌɹəɡɪt/US /ˈsɝəɡɪt/

noun8

  1. A substitute (usually of a person, position or role).
  2. A person or animal that acts as a substitute for the social or pastoral role of another, such as a surrogate parent.
  3. (UK) A deputy for a bishop in granting licences for marriage.
  4. (US) A politician or person of influence campaigning for a presidential candidate.
  5. An ersatz good.
  6. (US) A judicial officer of limited jurisdiction, who administers matters of probate and intestate succession and, in some cases, adoptions.
  7. Ellipsis of surrogate key.
  8. Any of a range of Unicode codepoints which are used in pairs in UTF-16 to represent characters beyond the Basic Multilingual Plane.

adjective1

  1. Of, concerning, relating to or acting as a substitute.
surrogate
UK /ˈsʌɹəɡeɪt/US /ˈsɝəɡeɪt/

verb1

  1. To replace or substitute something with something else; to appoint a successor.
forms

surrogated · surrogating · surrogates · more surrogate · most surrogate

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