Also means
to jeopardise
Usage Note
Ipotecare is used both literally (to take out a mortgage on property) and figuratively: ipotecare il futuro means 'to mortgage the future' (i.e. to compromise future prospects). It takes avere as its auxiliary. The spelling changes in the present: ipoteco, ipotechi, ipoteca — the 'c' becomes 'ch' before 'i' and 'e' to preserve the hard /k/ sound.
Examples
"Ha dovuto ipotecare la casa per pagare i debiti."
Natural Translation
He had to mortgage the house to pay his debts.
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