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SURROGATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others
Synonyms:
deputy; surrogate
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("surrogate" is a kind of...):
agent (a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "surrogate"):
vicegerent (someone appointed by a ruler as an administrative deputy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone who takes the place of another person
Synonyms:
alternate; replacement; surrogate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("surrogate" is a kind of...):
backup; backup man; fill-in; relief; reliever; stand-in; substitute (someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult))
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties
Example:
surrogate father
Synonyms:
foster; surrogate
Classified under:
Similar:
adoptive (of parents and children; related by adoption)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb surrogate
