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hy•poth•e•cate



Pronunciation: (hī-poth'i-kāt", hi-), [key]
—v.t., -cat•ed, -cat•ing.
1. to pledge to a creditor as security without delivering over; mortgage.
2. to put in pledge by delivery, as stocks given as security for a loan.

hy•poth•e•cate



Pronunciation: (hī-poth'i-kāt", hi-), [key]
—v.i., v.t., -cat•ed, -cat•ing.
hypothesize.

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