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surrogate

NounAdjectiveTransitive Verb

Meanings

Noun

A person who takes the place of another, typically to perform a specific role or duty.

"The manager appointed a surrogate to attend the conference in his place."

Noun

A woman who gives birth to a child for another person or couple, usually through an agreement.

"The couple decided to hire a surrogate to help them start a family."

Adjective

Acting as a substitute for something else.

"The researchers used a surrogate endpoint to measure the effectiveness of the drug."

Transitive Verb

[~ something]

To substitute one thing for another, often in a technical or statistical context.

"The analyst decided to surrogate the missing data with the mean value of the set."

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