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sub·ro·gate
(sŭb′rō-gāt′)tr.v. sub·ro·gat·ed, sub·ro·gat·ing, sub·ro·gates
To engage in the subrogation (of a person or entity).
[Middle English *subrogaten, from Latin subrogāre, subrogāt- : sub-, instead of; see sub- + rogāre, to ask; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]
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subrogate
(ˈsʌbrəˌɡeɪt)vb
(Law) (tr) law to put (one person or thing) in the place of another in respect of a right or claim
[C16: from Latin subrogāre, from sub- in place of + rogāre to ask]
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sub•ro•gate
(ˈsʌb rəˌgeɪt)v.t. -gat•ed, -gat•ing.
to put into the place of another; substitute for another.
[1540–50; < Latin subrogātus, past participle of subrogāre to elect as a substitute =sub- sub- + rogāre to request; see -ate 1]
sub`ro•ga′tion, n.
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subrogate
Past participle: subrogated
Gerund: subrogating
| Imperative |
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| subrogate |
| subrogate |
| Present |
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| I subrogate |
| you subrogate |
| he/she/it subrogates |
| we subrogate |
| you subrogate |
| they subrogate |
| Preterite |
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| I subrogated |
| you subrogated |
| he/she/it subrogated |
| we subrogated |
| you subrogated |
| they subrogated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am subrogating |
| you are subrogating |
| he/she/it is subrogating |
| we are subrogating |
| you are subrogating |
| they are subrogating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have subrogated |
| you have subrogated |
| he/she/it has subrogated |
| we have subrogated |
| you have subrogated |
| they have subrogated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was subrogating |
| you were subrogating |
| he/she/it was subrogating |
| we were subrogating |
| you were subrogating |
| they were subrogating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had subrogated |
| you had subrogated |
| he/she/it had subrogated |
| we had subrogated |
| you had subrogated |
| they had subrogated |
| Future |
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| I will subrogate |
| you will subrogate |
| he/she/it will subrogate |
| we will subrogate |
| you will subrogate |
| they will subrogate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have subrogated |
| you will have subrogated |
| he/she/it will have subrogated |
| we will have subrogated |
| you will have subrogated |
| they will have subrogated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be subrogating |
| you will be subrogating |
| he/she/it will be subrogating |
| we will be subrogating |
| you will be subrogating |
| they will be subrogating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been subrogating |
| you have been subrogating |
| he/she/it has been subrogating |
| we have been subrogating |
| you have been subrogating |
| they have been subrogating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been subrogating |
| you will have been subrogating |
| he/she/it will have been subrogating |
| we will have been subrogating |
| you will have been subrogating |
| they will have been subrogating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been subrogating |
| you had been subrogating |
| he/she/it had been subrogating |
| we had been subrogating |
| you had been subrogating |
| they had been subrogating |
| Conditional |
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| I would subrogate |
| you would subrogate |
| he/she/it would subrogate |
| we would subrogate |
| you would subrogate |
| they would subrogate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have subrogated |
| you would have subrogated |
| he/she/it would have subrogated |
| we would have subrogated |
| you would have subrogated |
| they would have subrogated |
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Verb 1. subrogate - substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured
interchange, substitute, replace, exchange - put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning"
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