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 the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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