hypothecate

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: hy=poth=e=cate

CIDE DICTIONARY

hypothecate, v. t. [LL. hypothecatus, p. p. of hypothecare to pledge, fr. L. hypotheca pledge, security. See Hypotheca.].

 To subject, as property, to liability for a debt or engagement without delivery of possession or transfer of title; to pledge without delivery of possession; to mortgage, as ships, or other personal property; to make a contract by bottomry. See Hypothecation, Bottomry.  [1913 Webster]
"He had found the treasury empty and the pay of the navy in arrear. He had no power to hypothecate any part of the public revenue. Those who lent him money lent it on no security but his bare word."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

hypothecate, v.tr. pledge, mortgage.

Derivative

hypothecation n.

Etymology

med.L hypothecare (as HYPOTHEC)

ROGET THESAURUS

hypothecate

Security

VB give security, give bail, give substantial bail, go bail, pawn, impawn, spout, mortgage, hypothecate, impignorate, guarantee, warrant, warrantee, assure, accept, indorse, underwrite, insure, cosign, countersign, sponsor, cosponsor, execute, stamp, sign, seal, let, sett, grant a lease, take a lease, hold a lease, hold in pledge, lend on security.