hypothecate hye-PAH-thuh-kayt (verb) : hypothesize
Example sentence: The user hypothecated the computer didn’t turn on because it wasn’t plugged in to the electrical outlet.
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The meaning of “Hypothecate” is not without controversy. It has mainly been used in scientific and linguistic sources. “Hypothecate” is a homograph and is derived from the Greek “hypotithenai” (“to put under, suppose, deposit as a pledge”). Using “hypothecate” instead of “hypothesize” is a legitimate (albeit uncommon) usage word in its own right, not a misuse of its homograph. If you want to avoid the controversy altogether, however, you can stick with the more common “hypothesize.”
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