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What does hypothecate mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word hypothecate? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To pledge (something) as surety for a loan; to pawn, mortgage.
  2. (politics) To designate a new tax or tax increase for a specific expenditure
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The lyrics were in the true Indian language, which made it very difficult for any of the cribbers of the time to hypothecate it.
Is each undivided co-owner free to hypothecate his or her share of property alone?
Therefore, they had drawn lots to determine which should hypothecate his overcoat in order to raise funds.
The Civil Code of Québec provides that each undivided co-owner may hypothecate his or her share of the property alone.
It was impossible to hypothecate mining securities of any description in Nevada or San Francisco.
And then he pledged himself to hypothecate his entire fortune to the rescue of his worthless nephew.

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