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verb (used with object), -cat·ed, -cat·ing.
1.
to pledge to a creditor as security without delivering over; mortgage.
2.
to put in pledge by delivery, as stocks given as security for a loan.
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Hypothecate
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is hornswoggle. Does it mean:
| to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle. |
| to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax. |
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Origin:
1905–10; < Greek hypothḗk(ē) suggestion, counsel (akin to hypotithénai to assume, suppose) + -ate1
1905–10; < Greek hypothḗk(ē) suggestion, counsel (akin to hypotithénai to assume, suppose) + -ate1
Related forms
hy·poth·e·cat·er, noun
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| hypothecate (haɪˈpɒθɪˌkeɪt) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) law to pledge (personal property or a ship) as security for a debt without transferring possession or title |
| 2. | See also bottomry to allocate the revenue raised by a tax for a specified purpose |
| [C17: hypothēcātus, past participle of hypothēcāre; see | |
| hypothe'cation | |
| —n | |
| hy'pothecator | |
| —n | |
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