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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, adjective

Words nearby collateralize

collateral circulation, collateral damage, collateral fissure, collateral hyperemia, collateral inheritance, collateralize, collateralized debt obligation, collateral ligament, collateral sulcus, collateral vessel, collation
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