subrogate

verb

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

Roots

subsub- · Latin · in place of, under rogarerog- · Latin · to ask, propose atus-ate · Latin · having done

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The word subrogate breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: sub-, from Latin sub (“in place of, under”); rog, from Latin rogare (“to ask, propose”); and -ate, from Latin atus (“having done”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.