HYPOTHECATE


Meaning of HYPOTHECATE in English

Pronunciation: hi- ' pä-th ə - ˌ k ā t, h ī -

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form: -cat · ed ; -cat · ing

Etymology: Medieval Latin hypothecare to pledge, from Late Latin hypotheca pledge, from Greek hypoth ē k ē , from hypotithenai to put under, deposit as a pledge

Date: 1681

: to pledge as security without delivery of title or possession

– hy · poth · e · ca · tion \ - ˌ pä-th ə - ' k ā -sh ə n \ noun

– hy · poth · e · ca · tor \ - ' pä-th ə - ˌ k ā -t ə r \ noun

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