pirated
simple past tense and past participle of pirate
• Perdita, partied, perdita
Source: Wiktionary
Pi"rate, n. Etym: [L. pirata, Gr. peril: cf. F. pirate. See Peril.]
1. A robber on the high seas; one who by open violence takes the property of another on the high seas; especially, one who makes it his business to cruise for robbery or plunder; a freebooter on the seas; also, one who steals in a harbor.
2. An armed ship or vessel which sails without a legal commission, for the purpose of plundering other vessels on the high seas.
3. One who infringes the law of copyright, or publishes the work of an author without permission. Pirate perch (Zoöl.), a fresh-water percoid fish of the United States (Aphredoderus Sayanus). It is of a dark olive color, speckled with blackish spots.
Pi"rate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pirated; p. pr. & vb. n. Pirating.] Etym: [Cf. F. pirater.]
Definition: To play the pirate; to practice robbery on the high seas.
Pi"rate, v. t.
Definition: To publish, as books or writings, without the permission of the author. They advertised they would pirate his edition. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 March 2025
(noun) bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
