Hypothecate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

pledge without delivery or title of possession

to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˌaɪpoʊðəkˈeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɛmɪpɹˌəʊtiːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɛmɪpɹˌəʊtiːn/

4 syllables Say it as /hˌaɪpoʊðəkˈeɪt/.

Examples

Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

conjecture theorise hypothesize hypothesise speculate theorize suppose

Parts of Speech

verb	pledge without delivery or title of possession
verb	to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds “Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps”

Word Forms

speculative	adjective	not based on fact or investigation
speculation	noun	a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
speculator	noun	someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts
theorizer	noun	someone who theorizes (especially in science or art)
theory	noun	a belief that can guide behavior
theoriser	noun	someone who theorizes (especially in science or art)
theorisation	noun	the production or use of theories
conjecture	noun	reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
hypothesis	noun	a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
supposition	noun	the cognitive process of supposing
supposal	noun	the cognitive process of supposing

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verpfänden

Verpfändung ohne Lieferung oder Besitzanspruch

🇫🇷French

hypothéquer

gage sans délivrance ni titre de possession

🇪🇸Spanish

hipotecar

Prenda sin entrega ni título de posesión.

🇮🇹Italian

ipotecare

pegno senza consegna né titolo di possesso

🇳🇱Dutch

hypothekeren

pandrecht zonder levering of bezitstitel

🇵🇹Portuguese

hipotecar

penhor sem entrega ou título de posse

🇷🇺Russian

заложить ипотеку

залог без передачи или права владения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रेहननामा करना

बिना सुपुर्दगी या कब्जे के शीर्षक के गिरवी रखना

🇧🇩Bengali

হাইপোথিকেট

ডেলিভারি বা দখলের শিরোনাম ছাড়াই অঙ্গীকার

🇮🇳Tamil

கருதுகோள்

வழங்குதல் அல்லது உடைமையின் தலைப்பு இல்லாமல் உறுதிமொழி

🇮🇳Telugu

హైపోథెకేట్

డెలివరీ లేదా స్వాధీనం టైటిల్ లేకుండా ప్రతిజ్ఞ

🇮🇳Marathi

गृहीतक

डिलिव्हरी किंवा ताब्याचे शीर्षक न देता तारण

🇮🇳Gujarati

પૂર્વધારણા

ડિલિવરી અથવા કબજાના શીર્ષક વિના પ્રતિજ્ઞા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೈಪೋಥಿಕೇಟ್

ವಿತರಣೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ವಾಧೀನದ ಶೀರ್ಷಿಕೆ ಇಲ್ಲದೆ ಪ್ರತಿಜ್ಞೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹൈപ്പോതെകേറ്റ്

ഡെലിവറി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉടമസ്ഥാവകാശം ഇല്ലാതെ പ്രതിജ്ഞ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਾਈਪੋਥੀਕੇਟ

ਸਪੁਰਦਗੀ ਜਾਂ ਕਬਜ਼ੇ ਦੇ ਸਿਰਲੇਖ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਵਾਅਦਾ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

抵押

没有交付或占有所有权的质押

🇯🇵Japanese

仮定する

配達または所有権のない質権

🇰🇷Korean

가설을 세우다

배송이나 소유권이 없는 서약

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giả thuyết

cam kết không giao hàng hoặc không có quyền sở hữu

🇹🇭Thai

สมมุติฐาน

จำนำโดยไม่มีการส่งมอบหรือกรรมสิทธิ์ในการครอบครอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menggadaikan

gadai tanpa penyerahan atau hak kepemilikan

🇲🇾Malay

hipotesis

ikrar tanpa penyerahan atau hak milik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

افترض

التعهد بدون تسليم أو سند حيازة

🇮🇷Persian

فرضیه

وثیقه بدون تحویل یا عنوان تصرف

🇹🇷Turkish

ipotek koymak

teslimat veya mülkiyet hakkı olmadan rehin

🇮🇱Hebrew

השערה

משכון ללא מסירה או בעלות חזקה

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The primary meaning of 'hypothecate' is 'pledge without delivery or title of possession'.

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