surrogating

surrogating: surÂ·roÂ·gate || 'sÉœrÉ™geÉªt /'sÊŒrÉ™- ,-gÉ™t n. substitute; surrogate mother, woman who voluntarily carries a fetus for another woman; judge who has jurisdiction over the settlement of wills and estates (in certain states of the USA) v. substitute, act in place of another; carry a fetus for another woman; act as a substitute parent adj. acting as a substitute or replacement

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surrogation — ˌsərəˈgāshən noun ( s) Etymology: Medieval Latin surrogation , surrogatio, from Latin surrogatus (past participle) + ion , io ion 1. : the action of surrogating : substitution, subrogation … Useful english dictionary
surrogate — surrogateship, n. surrogation, n. n., adj. /serr euh gayt , git, sur /; v. /serr euh gayt , sur /, n., adj., v., surrogated, surrogating. n. 1. a person appointed to act for another; deputy. 2. (in some states) a judicial officer having… … Universalium
surrogation — noun The act or result of surrogating; replacement, substitution … Wiktionary
surrogate — noun /ˈsʌrəgət / (say suruhguht) 1. a person appointed to act for another; a deputy. 2. a substitute. 3. a person taking the part of a usual partner during therapy for sexual malfunction. 4. British the deputy of an ecclesiastical judge,… …
surrogate — [sʉr′ə git, sʉr′əgāt΄; ] for v. [, sʉr′əgāt΄] n. [L surrogatus, pp. of surrogare, to elect in place of another, substitute < sub (see SUB ) + rogare, to ask: see ROGATION] 1. a deputy or substitute ☆ 2. in some states, probate court, or a… … English World dictionary
sur|ro|ga|tion — «SUR uh GAY shuhn», noun. the act of surrogating; substitution … Useful english dictionary

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