surrogating
Acting as proxy
Surrogating is acting as a substitute or stand-in for someone or something else.
The term appears in discussions of surrogacy—carrying a pregnancy for another person—but extends to any context where one thing replaces another: She's been surrogating for the absent committee chair.
In psychology, surrogating describes redirecting emotions toward a substitute target.
One that transports
- gestationalOf the pregnancy period
- motherhoodState of being a female parent
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
- assistedGave support to
reproductive · in-vitro · embryo · donor · commissioning · intended · parents · womb
Replacement for another
- fill-inTemporary substitute person
- understudyBackup actor, ready nightly
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- reserveSupply kept back
locum · double · stand-in · successor · placeholder · temporary · interim · pinch-hitter
Device placed inside tissue
- prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
- graftIllicit political gain
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
- artificialMade, not natural
synthetic · replacement · bionic · mechanical · device · limb · organ · reconstructive
One who acts independently
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- representativeOne who acts for another
- intermediaryAgent linking two parties
- go-betweenAgent connecting separate parties
spokesperson · liaison · broker · mediator · advocate · envoy · emissary · ambassador
Acting out characters
- embodyingGiving physical form to
- impersonatingAssuming another's identity
- simulatingArtificially replicating something
- enactingMaking into law
pretending · mimicking · representing · channeling · assuming · adopting · projecting
carrier
One that transports
- gestationalOf the pregnancy period
- motherhoodState of being a female parent
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
assisted · reproductive · in-vitro · embryo · donor · commissioning · intended · parents · womb · pregnancy
substitute
Replacement for another
- fill-inTemporary substitute person
- understudyBackup actor, ready nightly
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
reserve · locum · double · stand-in · successor · placeholder · temporary · interim · pinch-hitter · alternate
implant
Device placed inside tissue
- prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
- graftIllicit political gain
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
artificial · synthetic · replacement · bionic · mechanical · device · limb · organ · reconstructive · medical
agent
One who acts independently
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- representativeOne who acts for another
- intermediaryAgent linking two parties
go-between · spokesperson · liaison · broker · mediator · advocate · envoy · emissary · ambassador · negotiator
role-playing
Acting out characters
- embodyingGiving physical form to
- impersonatingAssuming another's identity
- simulatingArtificially replicating something
enacting · pretending · mimicking · representing · channeling · assuming · adopting · projecting