subrogate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured

WordNet

Sub"ro*gate transitive verb
Etymology
L. subrogatus, p.p. of subrogare. See Surrogate.
Definitions
  1. To put in the place of another; to substitute. Barrow.

Webster 1913