hypothecate
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Verb — To pledge (something) as surety for a loan; to pawn, mortgage.
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Etymology
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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