pirate

pi·rate

P0327300 (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.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin pīrāta, from Greek peirātēs, from peirān, to attempt, from peira, trial; see per- in Indo-European roots.]

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pi·rat′ic (pī-răt′ĭk), pi·rat′i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.pi·rat′i·cal·ly adv.

pirate

(ˈpaɪrɪt) n1. (Nautical Terms) a person who commits piracy2. (Nautical Terms) a. a vessel used by piratesb. (as modifier): a pirate ship. 3. a person who illicitly uses or appropriates someone else's literary, artistic, or other work4. (Broadcasting) a. a person or group of people who broadcast illegallyb. (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

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.

pirate

Past participle: pirated
Gerund: pirating

Imperative
pirate
pirate

Present
I pirate
you pirate
he/she/it pirates
we pirate
you pirate
they pirate

Preterite
I pirated
you pirated
he/she/it pirated
we pirated
you pirated
they pirated

Present Continuous
I am pirating
you are pirating
he/she/it is pirating
we are pirating
you are pirating
they are pirating

Present Perfect
I have pirated
you have pirated
he/she/it has pirated
we have pirated
you have pirated
they have pirated

Past Continuous
I was pirating
you were pirating
he/she/it was pirating
we were pirating
you were pirating
they were pirating

Past Perfect
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

Future Continuous
I will be pirating
you will be pirating
he/she/it will be pirating
we will be pirating
you will be pirating
they will be pirating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been pirating
you have been pirating
he/she/it has been pirating
we have been pirating
you have been pirating
they have been pirating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been pirating
you will have been pirating
he/she/it will have been pirating
we will have been pirating
you will have been pirating
they will have been pirating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been pirating
you had been pirating
he/she/it had been pirating
we had been pirating
you had been pirating
they had been pirating

Conditional
I would pirate
you would pirate
he/she/it would pirate
we would pirate
you would pirate
they would pirate

Past Conditional
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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pirate - someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his ownliterary pirate, plagiariser, plagiarist, plagiarizerstealer, thief - a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
	2.	pirate - someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nationbuccaneer, sea robber, sea roverBarbary pirate, corsair - a pirate along the Barbary Coastdespoiler, 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 pirate shipcorsair - a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction)ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
Verb	1.	pirate - copy illegally; of published materialcrime, 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"commandeer, highjack, hijackcrime, 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!"

pirate

noun1. 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 gamesverb1. copy, steal, reproduce, bootleg, lift (informal), appropriate, borrow, poach, crib (informal), plagiarize pirated copies of music tapes

pirate

nounOne who illicitly reproduces the artistic work, for example, of another:cribber, plagiarist, plagiarizer.verbTo reproduce (the artistic work of another, for example) illicitly:crib, plagiarize.

Translations

海盗非法广播者非法翻印非法翻印者剽窃者

pirate

(ˈpaiərət) noun1. a person who attacks and robs ships at sea. Their ship was attacked by pirates; (also adjective) a pirate ship. 海盜 海盗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. 非法翻印者，侵犯版權者，剽竊者 非法翻印者，非法广播者，剽窃者 verb to publish, broadcast etc without the legal right to do so. The dictionary was pirated and sold abroad. 非法翻印，盜版 非法翻印（广播等） 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. 海盜行為，非法翻印，盜版 海盗行为，非法翻印，盗版

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