pirated
SayPY-ruht-id/ˈpaɪɹətɪd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of pirate. Use this form for something copied illegally in the past.
They pirated the game and shared it online for free.
The album was pirated within hours of its release.
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- 2Copied or sold without the owner's permission.
Like copying a book page by page and selling it without asking the author.
He bought a pirated copy of the film at the market.
The store was fined for selling pirated software.
Similarpirate
Oppositegenuine, legitimate, licensed, authentic
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pirated is a form of pirate
pirate, verb: To copy and sell something like a movie or song without permission. Full entry
- Spelling
- pirate → pirated: add -d
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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