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pi·rate
(pī′rĭt)n.
1. One who commits or practices piracy at sea.
2. One who makes use of or reproduces the work of another without authorization.
3. One who illegally intercepts or uses radio or television signals, especially one who operates an illegal television or radio station.
v. pi·rat·ed, pi·rat·ing, pi·rates
v.tr.
1. To attack and rob (a ship at sea).
2. To take (something) by piracy.
3. To make use of or reproduce (another's work) without authorization.
v.intr.
To act as a pirate; practice piracy.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin pīrāta, from Greek peirātēs, from peirān, to attempt, from peira, trial; see per- in Indo-European roots.]
pi·rat′ic (pī-răt′ĭk), pi·rat′i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.
pi·rat′i·cal·ly adv.
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pirate
(ˈpaɪrɪt)n
1. (Nautical Terms) a person who commits piracy
2. (Nautical Terms)
a. a vessel used by pirates
b. (as modifier): a pirate ship.
3. a person who illicitly uses or appropriates someone else's literary, artistic, or other work
4. (Broadcasting)
a. a person or group of people who broadcast illegally
b. (as modifier): a pirate radio station.
vb
(tr) to use, appropriate, or reproduce (artistic work, ideas, etc) illicitly
[C15: from Latin pīrāta, from Greek peirātēs one who attacks, from peira an attempt, attack]
piratical, piˈratic adj
piˈratically adv
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pi•rate
(ˈpaɪ rət)n., v. -rat•ed, -rat•ing. n.
1. a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
2. a ship used by such persons.
3. a person who uses or reproduces the work or invention of another without authorization.
4. a person who transmits radio or television signals illicitly.
v.t. 5. to commit piracy upon; plunder; rob.
6. to take by piracy.
7. to use or reproduce (a book, an invention, etc.) without authorization or legal right.
v.i. 8. to commit or practice piracy.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Latin pīrāta < Greek peirātḗs=peirā-, variant s. of peirân to attack + -tēs agent n. suffix]
pi•rat•i•cal (paɪˈræt ɪ kəl, pɪ-) pi•rat′ic, adj.
pi•rat′i•cal•ly, adv.
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pirate
Past participle: pirated
Gerund: pirating
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Noun | 1. | pirate - someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own |
2. | pirate - someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation Barbary pirate, corsair - a pirate along the Barbary Coast despoiler, freebooter, looter, pillager, plunderer, raider, spoiler - someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) sea king - a Viking pirate chief | |
3. | pirate - a ship that is manned by pirates corsair - a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction) ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight | |
Verb | 1. | pirate - copy illegally; of published material crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation" |
2. | pirate - take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami" crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" seize - take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages" skyjack - subject an aircraft to air piracy; "the plane was skyjacked to Uzbekistan" carjack - take someone's car from him by force, usually with the intention of stealing it; "My car was carjacked last night!" |
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pirate
noun
1. buccaneer, raider, rover, filibuster, marauder, corsair, sea wolf, freebooter, sea robber, sea rover In the nineteenth century, pirates roamed the seas.
2. plagiarist, plagiarizer, cribber (informal), copyright infringer software pirates who turn out cheap copies of copyright games
verb
1. copy, steal, reproduce, bootleg, lift (informal), appropriate, borrow, poach, crib (informal), plagiarize pirated copies of music tapes
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pirate
nounOne who illicitly reproduces the artistic work, for example, of another:
To reproduce (the artistic work of another, for example) illicitly:
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Translations
قُرْصانيَنْشُر بِدون تَفْويض
pirátvydat bez povolení
piratsørøver
pirato
piraat
merirosvopiraatti
gusar
irodalmi kalózkalózkalózkiadásban megjelentet
sjóræningie-r sem brÿtur einkaréttarlöggefa út/útvarpa í heimildarleysi
海賊
해적
pirata
išleisti pažeidžiant autorines teisespiratavimastransliuoti pažeidžiant autorines teises
izdarīt literāru u.tml. zādzībupārkāpt autortiesībaspirāts
piratapirateado
pirat
vydať bez povolenia
gusarpirat
piratsjörövare
โจรสลัด
korsankorsan yayın yapmak/basmak
cướp biển
pirate
[ˈpaɪərɪt]A. N → pirata mf (also in publishing)
B. VT [+ book, tape, video, software] → piratear
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
pirate
[ˈpaɪrət]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
pirate
n → Seeräuber(in) m(f), → Pirat(in) m(f); (= pirate ship) → Seeräuberschiff nt, → Piratenschiff nt; (also pirate cab) → nicht konzessioniertes Taxi
vt book → einen Raubdruck herstellen von; invention, idea → stehlen; a pirated copy of the record → eine Raubpressung; pirated edition → Raubdruck m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
pirate
[ˈpaɪrɪt]1. n (also) (fig) → pirata m
2. vt (product) → contraffare; (idea) → impossessarsi di; (record, video, book) → riprodurre abusivamente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
pirate
(ˈpaiərət) noun1. a person who attacks and robs ships at sea. Their ship was attacked by pirates; (also adjective) a pirate ship.
2. a person who does something without legal right, eg publishes someone else's work as his own or broadcasts without a licence. a pirate radio-station.
verb to publish, broadcast etc without the legal right to do so. The dictionary was pirated and sold abroad.
ˈpiracy noun the act(s) of a pirate. He was accused of piracy on the high seas; Publishing that book under his own name was piracy.
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pirate
→ قُرْصان pirát pirat Pirat πειρατής pirata merirosvo pirate gusar pirata 海賊 해적 piraat sjørøver pirat pirata пират pirat โจรสลัด korsan cướp biển 海盗Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009