Surrogate
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To replace or substitute something with something else; appoint a successor.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Of, concerning, relating to or acting as a substitute.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A substitute (usually of a person, position or role). A person or animal that acts as a substitute for the social or pastoral role of another, such as a surrogate mother. A deputy for a bishop in granting licences for marriage. A judicial officer of limited jurisdiction, who administers matters of probate and intestate succession and, in some cases, adoptions. A surrogate or surrogate key is a unique identifier for either an entity in the modeled world or an object in the database.
Example sentence: Diverse forms of memory can have a variety of gaps. Thus it is possible for me to represent a past situation to myself and be unable to remember my inner behavior in this situation. As I transfer myself back into this situation, a surrogate for the missing memory comes into focus.
Foster
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A foresterThe care given to another; guardianship
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Providing parental care to unrelated children.receiving such careRelated by such care
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To nurture or bring up offspring; or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.To cultivate and grow something.To nurse or cherish something.
Example sentence: There's no better place in the world for technology start-ups than Silicon Valley; there's such an incredible well of talent and capital and resources. The whole system is set up to foster the creation of new companies.