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surrogating

surrogating is the present participle and gerund of surrogate.

Meaning of surrogate

Verb

surrogate (third-person singular simple present surrogates, present participle surrogating, simple past and past participle surrogated)

  1. (transitive) To replace or substitute something with something else; to appoint a successor.

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Questions about surrogating

What is surrogating the present participle and gerund of?
Surrogating is the present participle and gerund of surrogate.

Words near surrogating in the dictionary

  1. surrogated
  2. surrogately
  3. surrogates
  4. surrogateship
  5. surrogateships
  6. surrogating
  7. surrogation
  8. surrogations
  9. surrogative
  10. surrogatively
  11. surrogatum

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