hypothecate

hy·poth·e·cate  (h-pth-kt)

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.

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[Medieval Latin hypothcre, hypothct-, from Latin hypothca, pledge, deposit, from Greek hupothk, from hupotithenai, to give as a pledge, suppose; see hypothesis.]

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hy·pothe·cation n.

hy·pothe·cator n.

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hypothecate [haɪˈpɒθɪˌkeɪt]

vb

1. (Law) (tr) Law to pledge (personal property or a ship) as security for a debt without transferring possession or title

2. (Economics) to allocate the revenue raised by a tax for a specified purpose See also bottomry

[hypothēcātus, past participle of hypothēcāre; see hypothec, -ate¹]

hypothecation  n

hypothecator  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	hypothecate - pledge without delivery or title of possession pledge - give as a guarantee; "I pledge my honor"
	2.	hypothecate - to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps" conjecture, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, theorise, theorize, suppose reconstruct, retrace, construct - reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago" anticipate, expect - regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" formulate, explicate, develop - elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"