subrogate
verb
sub·ro·gate
ˈsə-brō-ˌgāt 
subrogated; subrogating
: to put in the place of another
especially
: to substitute (something or someone, such as a second creditor) for another with regard to a legal right or claim
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subrogate
transitive verb
sub·ro·gate
ˈsə-brō-ˌgāt
subrogated; subrogating
: to put in the place of another by the doctrine of subrogation : substitute (as a second creditor) for another with regard to a legal right or claim
subrogates the trustee to the priority and avoidance rights of certain unsecured creditors—
J. J. White and R. S. Summers
J. J. White and R. S. Summersthe surety who pays the principal obligation is subrogated…to the rights of the creditor—Louisiana Civil Code
Louisiana Civil CodeEtymology
Latin subrogatus, past participle of subrogare, surrogare to elect as a substitute, from sub- under + rogare to request
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