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hypothecate — hy·poth·e·cate /hi pä thə ˌkāt, hī / vt cat·ed, cat·ing [Medieval Latin hypothecare to pledge, from Late Latin hypotheca pledge, from Greek hypothēkē, from hypotithenai to put under, deposit as pledge]: to pledge as security without delivery of… … Law dictionary
Hypothecate — Hy*poth e*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hypothecated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hypothecating}.] [LL. hypothecatus, p. p. of hypothecare to pledge, fr. L. hypotheca pledge, security. See {Hypotheca}.] (Law) To subject, as property, to liability for a debt… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hypothecate — hypothecate, hypothesize The correct word for ‘to form a hypothesis’ is hypothesize, and it is used with or without an object or with a that clause: • Quick to learn, quick to grasp concepts and to hypothesize, they need the best minds to provide … Modern English usage
hypothecate — [hī päth′i kāt΄, hipäth′i kāt΄] vt. hypothecated, hypothecating [< ML hypothecatus, pp. of hypothecare, to hypothecate < LL hypotheca: see HYPOTHEC] 1. to pledge (property) to another as security without transferring possession or title 2.… … English World dictionary
hypothecate — UK US /haɪˈpɒθəkeɪt/ verb [T] ► FINANCE, LAW to give money by law for a particular purpose: »hypothecated educational grants … Financial and business terms
hypothecate — 1680s, from hypothecat , pp. stem of M.L. hypothecare, from L.L. hypotheca, from Gk. hypotheke “a deposit, pledge, mortgage,” from hypo “down” + tithenai “to put, place” (see THEME (Cf. theme)). Related: Hypothecation … Etymology dictionary
hypothecate — See hypothecate, hypothetical … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
hypothecate — I hy•poth•e•cate [[t]haɪˈpɒθ ɪˌkeɪt[/t]] v. t. cat•ed, cat•ing bus to pledge to a creditor as security without delivering, as property • Etymology: 1675–85; < ML hypothēcātus, ptp. of hypothēcāre, v. der. ofhypothecapledge, mortgage < Gk… … From formal English to slang
hypothecate, hypothetical — These words look as though they are related, but they have different origins and different meanings. Hypothecate means to mortgage, to pledge to a creditor as security : To complete this transaction you will have to hypothecate your stocks and… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
hypothecate — I. transitive verb ( cated; cating) Etymology: Medieval Latin hypothecare to pledge, from Late Latin hypotheca pledge, from Greek hypothēkē, from hypotithenai to put under, deposit as a pledge Date: 1681 to pledge as security without delivery of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
