Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows.
NEW iPhone Audio English dictionary


Verb: subrogate  'sú-brow`geyt [N. Amer], 'sú-bru`geyt [Brit]
  1. Substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured
    "Overall we therefore conclude that once the district court reached the correct result that the Avilas could equitably subrogate"

Derived forms: subrogated, subrogates, subrogating

See also: subrogation

Type of: exchange, interchange, replace, substitute

Encyclopedia: Subrogate