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