Subrogate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Subrogate \Sub"ro*gate\, v. t. [L. subrogatus, p. p. of
     subrogare. See {Surrogate}.]
     To put in the place of another; to substitute. --Barrow.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  subrogate
       v : substitue one creditor for another, as in the case where an
           insurance company sues the person who caused an accident
           for the insured