noun Download 🔗Share A substitute (usually of a person, position or role). Examples : "A mixture of horseradish and mustard often serves as a surrogate for wasabi." person position job Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person or animal that acts as a substitute for the social or pastoral role of another, such as a surrogate parent. Examples : "Since Maria's parents worked long hours, her grandmother became a surrogate, attending school events and helping with homework. " family person human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A deputy for a bishop in granting licences for marriage. Examples : "The surrogate for the bishop granted the marriage license to the couple. " religion law job person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A politician or person of influence campaigning for a presidential candidate. Examples : "The senator acted as a surrogate for the presidential candidate, giving speeches across the state. " politics government person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A judicial officer of limited jurisdiction, who administers matters of probate and interstate succession and, in some cases, adoptions. Examples : "The surrogate reviewed the will to ensure the deceased's property was distributed according to their wishes. " law government politics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of a range of Unicode codepoints which are used in pairs in UTF-16 to represent characters beyond the Basic Multilingual Plane. Examples : "The computer displayed a surrogate character because the document contained characters outside the basic Latin alphabet. " computing language technology system number word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An ersatz good. Examples : "Instead of buying the expensive, genuine leather briefcase, he bought a surrogate one made of synthetic material. " business economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To replace or substitute something with something else; to appoint a successor. Examples : "Because the manager was on vacation, she asked her assistant to surrogate for her at the meeting. " family medicine business Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Of, concerning, relating to or acting as a substitute. Examples : "The school hired a surrogate teacher to cover for the absent headmaster. " medicine family society law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A unique identifier for an entity or object, not derived from application data. Examples : "Instead of using a student's name, the school database uses a surrogate – a unique, random number – to identify each student for privacy reasons. " computing technology system Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading