Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to pirate
Participle: pirated
Gerund: pirating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | pirate |
| you | pirate |
| he;she;it | pirates |
| we | pirate |
| you | pirate |
| they | pirate |
Perfect
| I | have pirated |
| you | have pirated |
| he;she;it | has pirated |
| we | have pirated |
| you | have pirated |
| they | have pirated |
Past
| I | pirated |
| you | pirated |
| he;she;it | pirated |
| we | pirated |
| you | pirated |
| they | pirated |
Pluperfect
| I | had pirated |
| you | had pirated |
| he;she;it | had pirated |
| we | had pirated |
| you | had pirated |
| they | had pirated |
Future
| I | will pirate |
| you | will pirate |
| he;she;it | will pirate |
| we | will pirate |
| you | will pirate |
| they | will pirate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have pirated |
| you | will have pirated |
| he;she;it | will have pirated |
| we | will have pirated |
| you | will have pirated |
| they | will have pirated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | pirate |
| you | pirate |
| he;she;it | pirate |
| we | pirate |
| you | pirate |
| they | pirate |
Perfect
| I | have pirated |
| you | have pirated |
| he;she;it | have pirated |
| we | have pirated |
| you | have pirated |
| they | have pirated |
Imperfect
| I | pirated |
| you | pirated |
| he;she;it | pirated |
| we | pirated |
| you | pirated |
| they | pirated |
Pluperfect
| I | had pirated |
| you | had pirated |
| he;she;it | had pirated |
| we | had pirated |
| you | had pirated |
| they | had pirated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would pirate |
| you | would pirate |
| he;she;it | would pirate |
| we | would pirate |
| you | would pirate |
| they | would pirate |
Perfect
| I | would have pirated |
| you | would have pirated |
| he;she;it | would have pirated |
| we | would have pirated |
| you | would have pirated |
| they | would have pirated |
Imperative
| you | pirate |
| we | Let's pirate |
| you | pirate |
Verbs conjugated like 'pirate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'pirate'
mirate,
prate,
aerate,
aspirate,
berate,
binate,
citrate,
crate,
curate,
derate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to take something that does not belong to one
- abduct, abstract, appropriate, bag, bandit, bone, boost, borrow, burglarize, burgle, cheat, chore, convert, cop, cozen, crib, embezzle, filch, fleece, flog, gaffle, half-inch, heist, jack, kidnap, knock off, kype, kyper, liberate, lift, loot, make off with, mill, misappropriate, moonlight requisition, nick, own, peculate, pickpocket, pilfer, pillage, pinch, plunder, poach, pocket, prig, purloin, raid, ransack, rape, reave, rip, rip off, rob, run off with, snag, snatch, steal, swindle, swipe, thieve, walk off with
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1254, from O.Fr. pirate, from L. pirata "sailor, sea robber," from Gk. peirates "brigand, pirate," lit. "one who attacks," from peiran "to attack, make a hostile attempt on, try," from peira "trial, an attempt, attack," from PIE base *per- "try" (cf. L. peritus "experienced," periculum "trial, experiment, risk, danger," see peril). Meaning "one who takes another's work without permission" first recorded 1701; sense of "unlicensed radio broadcaster" is from 1913. The verb is first recorded 1574.
2. From Middle English pirate, pirat, pyrat, from Old French pirate, from Latin pīrāta (“pirate”), from Ancient Greek πειρατής (peiratḗs), from πεῖρα (peîra, “trial, attempt, plot”). Displaced native Old English wīċing, which was the word for both "pirate" and "viking".
Sample Sentences
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They pirated the tanker and sailed to a port where they could sell the ship and cargo.
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If a book is pirated there is a remedy for the author and publisher; if a photograph or an engraving is made of a picture without permission the law protects the painter. [1904, Edward Elgar, in a speech on 4 July, 1904:]
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Not willing to pay full price for the computer game, Heidi pirated a copy.
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In the 1970s cable companies began to pirate some of the football games that the networks had contracted to televise. [2002, John Sayle Watterson, College Football: History, Spectacle, Controversy, page 343:]
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College students, with their limited budgets, often pirate software to save their money for buying more important items (like beer). [2004, Wally Wang, Steal this File Sharing Book: What They Won't Tell You about File Sharing:]
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Many college students now expect to sample, if not outright pirate, movies, music, software, and TV programs. [2007, Diane Kresh, Council on Library, Information Resources, The Whole Digital Library Handbook, page 85:]
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He pirated in the Atlantic for years before becoming a privateer for the Queen.