Hypothecate (Verb)
Meaning 1
Pledge without delivery or title of possession.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The company hypothecated its assets to secure the loan, effectively using them as collateral while still maintaining control.
- She hypothecated her car to the bank as security for her business loan, but continued to drive it.
- Hypothecating the land allowed the farmer to secure funding for his new equipment without giving up possession.
- In this arrangement, the artist hypothecated her artwork to the gallery in exchange for an advance on future sales.
- The company's CEO hypothecated the patented technology to secure a new round of funding from investors.
Meaning 2
To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- Physicists hypothecate that the universe still holds many mysteries waiting to be unraveled.
- It's widely accepted to hypothecate that a newly discovered form of life had existed on the planet prior to its destruction.
- Researchers tended to hypothecate that this was an isolated occurrence until they found evidence to the contrary.
- By examining the remaining evidence, it's possible to hypothecate what might have caused the downfall of this ancient civilization.
- The scientists chose to hypothecate based on the incomplete fossil record and the available evidence.