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Verb: collateralize  ku'la-t(u-)ru,lIz
  1. Pledge as a collateral
    "The loan was collateralized by government bonds";
    - collateralise [Brit]

Derived forms: collateralizing, collateralized, collateralizes

Type of: pledge