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collateralize
[ kuh-lat-er-uh-lahyz ]
/ kəˈlæt ər əˌlaɪz /
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verb (used with object), col·lat·er·al·ized, col·lat·er·al·iz·ing.
to secure (a loan) with collateral.
to pledge (property, securities, etc.) as collateral.
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Also especially British, col·lat·er·al·ise .
Origin of collateralize
First recorded in 1940–45; collateral + -ize
OTHER WORDS FROM collateralize
col·lat·er·al·i·za·tion, nounun·der·col·lat·er·al·ized, adjectiveWords nearby collateralize
collate, collated, collateral, collateral circulation, collateral damage, collateralize, collateralized debt obligation, collation, collative, collator, colleague
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