English dictionary

hypothecate

/h/aI/'p/A//T//@/,k/eI/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

pledge without delivery or title of possession

verb.communication

Source: WordNet 3.0
to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

verb.cognition

Synonyms conjecture hypothesise hypothesize speculate suppose theorise theorize

Source: WordNet 3.0
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 <u>Hypothecation</u>, <u>Bottomry</u>.

verb

Source: webster1913