hypothecate

hy·poth·e·cate

1 [hahy-poth-i-keyt, hi-]
verb (used with object), hy·poth·e·cat·ed, hy·poth·e·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.

Origin:
1675–85; < Medieval Latin hypothēcātus, past participle of hypothēcāre. See hypothec, -ate1

hy·poth·e·ca·tion, noun
hy·poth·e·ca·tor, noun
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hy·poth·e·cate

2 [hahy-poth-i-keyt, hi-]
verb (used without object), verb (used with object), hy·poth·e·cat·ed, hy·poth·e·cat·ing.

Origin:
1905–10; < Greek hypothḗk(ē) suggestion, counsel (akin to hypotithénai to assume, suppose) + -ate1

hy·poth·e·cat·er, noun
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Hypothecate is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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hypothecate (haɪˈpɒθɪˌkeɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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 hypothec, -ate1]
 
hypothe'cation
 
n
 
hy'pothecator
 
n

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