pirated; pirating
1
: to commit piracy on
2
: to take or appropriate by piracy: such as
a
: to reproduce without authorization especially in infringement of copyright
b
: to lure away from another employer by offers of betterment
: to commit or practice piracy
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Examples of pirate in a Sentence
Noun
the famous pirate Jean Lafitte
A software pirate made bootleg copies of the computer program.
Verb
He was accused of pirating their invention.
using pirated software that was subject to copyright
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Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
One young girl stared slack-jawed in shock at Rodrigo while the other crew of kids with her — including a few Care Bears and a pirate — grabbed handfuls of treats from her bowl.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 9 Oct. 2024
Thanks to a ruling by a Spanish court, the Spanish league now has access to first and last names of certain fans (specific parameters had to be met) illegally pirating its content.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Tickets went on sale Thursday for the illuminated tradition, a 1.5-mile crawl through the park with thousands of twinkling lights creating tunnels, elves, snowflakes, a basketball-tossing Santa, pirate ships and even dinosaurs.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
One young girl stared slack-jawed in shock at Rodrigo while the other crew of kids with her — including a few Care Bears and a pirate — grabbed handfuls of treats from her bowl.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
This was the approach that was appropriated (and sometimes pirated) by the American artists in my book.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 9 Oct. 2024
Thanks to a ruling by a Spanish court, the Spanish league now has access to first and last names of certain fans (specific parameters had to be met) illegally pirating its content.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Pirate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pirate. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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pirate
2 of 2 verb
pirated; pirating
: to take by piracy
pirate an invention
Legal Definition
pirate
1 of 2 noun
pi·rate
ˈpī-rət 
: a person who commits piracy
pirate
2 of 2 verb
pirated; pirating
: to take or appropriate by piracy
especially
: to copy, distribute, or use without authorization especially in infringement of copyright
the pirated software
pirating cable signals
: to commit piracy compare bootleg
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