pirate
noun
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
has pirated
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present perfectof pirate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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A big one is how to protect their intellectual property in a country that U.S.-based multinationals gripe has pirated everything from CDs to cars.
From Slate ● Nov. 21, 2012
The new Calculus, which Europe lauds, is nothing less," they suggested, "than your fluxionary method, which Mr. Leibnitz has pirated, anticipating its tardy publication by the genuine author.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 by Various
