Hypothecate Definition
hī-pŏthĭ-kāt
hypothecated, hypothecates, hypothecating
verb
hypothecated, hypothecating
To pledge (property) to another as security without transferring possession or title.
Webster's New World
To hypothesize.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
To grant a security interest in something as collateral for a debt.
Webster's New World Law
Origin of Hypothecate
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From Latin hypothecatus, past participle of hypotheco, hypothecare. This was in turn derived from Ancient Greek ὑποθήκη (hupothēkē, “pledge”), from the verb ὑποτίθημι (hupotithēmi, “to pledge as surety”).
From Wiktionary
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Medieval Latin hypothēcāre hypothēcāt- from Latin hypothēca pledge, deposit from Greek hupothēkē from hupotithenai to give as a pledge, suppose hypothesis
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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