subrogating

Variant of subrogate

subrogate definition

sub·ro·gate (sub′rə gāt′)

transitive verb subrogated -·gat′ed, subrogating -·gat′·ing

to substitute (one person) for another

Etymology: < L subrogatus, surrogatus: see surrogate

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