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hypothecate

/haɪˈpɒθɪkeɪt/ verb

Latin root: hypothecatus Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about hypothecate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Pledge without delivery or title of possession.
  2. To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds.
    Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps

Origin

From Latin hypothecatus, past participle of hypotheco, hypothecare. This was in turn derived from Ancient Greek ὑποθήκη (hupothḗkē, “pledge”), from the verb ὑποτίθημι (hupotíthēmi, “to pledge as surety”).

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