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Pirate
01
a person who attacks and robs ships at sea, typically for personal gain
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
pirates
Examples
The pirate attacked the merchant ship and stole its cargo.
02
a person who copies or appropriates another's work, ideas, or creations without permission
Examples
The author sued the publisher for being a literary pirate.
03
a ship that is crewed and operated by pirates
Examples
The navy chased the pirate across the open sea.
to pirate
01
to take or appropriate something unlawfully or by force
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
pirate
3rd person singular
pirates
Present participle
pirating
Past simple
pirated
Past participle
pirated
Examples
The group pirated the land from the local villagers.
Lexical Tree
piratical
pirate
