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hy⋅poth⋅e⋅cate

1  [hahy-poth-i-keyt, hi-]
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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.
Origin:
1675–85; < ML hypothēcātus, ptp. of hypothēcāre. See hypothec, -ate 1

Related forms:
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), -cat⋅ed, -cat⋅ing.
hypothesize.
Origin:
1905–10; < Gk hypothk(ē) suggestion, counsel (akin to hypotithénai to assume, suppose) + -ate 1

Related forms:
hy⋅poth⋅e⋅cat⋅er, noun

hy⋅poth⋅e⋅size

  [hahy-poth-uh-sahyz, hi-] verb, -sized, -siz⋅ing.
–verb (used without object)
1. to form a hypothesis.
–verb (used with object)
2. to assume by hypothesis.
Also, hypothecate; especially British, hy⋅poth⋅e⋅sise.

Origin:
1730–40; hypothes(is) + -ize

Related forms:
hy⋅poth⋅e⋅siz⋅er, noun
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hy·poth·e·cate   (hī-pŏth'ĭ-kāt')   
tr.v.   hy·poth·e·cat·ed, hy·poth·e·cat·ing, hy·poth·e·cates
To pledge (property) as security or collateral for a debt without transfer of title or possession.

[Medieval Latin hypothēcāre, hypothēcāt-, from Latin hypothēca, pledge, deposit, from Greek hupothēkē, from hupotithenai, to give as a pledge, suppose; see hypothesis.]
hy·poth'e·ca'tion n., hy·poth'e·ca'tor n.
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Financial Dictionary

hypothecate

To pledge securities as collateral for a loan without giving up ownership of the securities. See also rehypothecate.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Main Entry: hy·poth·e·cate
Pronunciation: hi-'pä-th&-"kAt, hI-
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -cat·ed; -cat·ing
Etymology: Medieval Latin hypothecare to pledge, from Late Latin hypotheca pledge, from Greek hypothEkE, from hypotithenai to put under, deposit as pledge
: to pledge as security without delivery of title or possession —compare PAWN —hy·poth·e·ca·tion /-"pä-th&-'kA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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hypothesize   (hī-pŏth'ĭ-sīz')  Pronunciation Key 
To form a hypothesis.
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