to pirate
12
4.4
- verb
- /ˈpaɪrɪt/
:
piratear
- It's illegal to pirate software, but some people do it anyway.
- pirated software
- pirated copies
And Meta is allegedly pirating lots of stuff to train its AI.
- And Meta is allegedly pirating lots of stuff to train its AI.
- My brother pirated it on AVHS tape.
- Wait, what's so what's the benefit of it that it, it delays a game getting pirated so there's more profit.
- And the end Musk went, well, they're pirate porno DVDs, like they're illegal, they're counterfeit, they're illegal.
- It's a tough, tough space with the pirating, very tough.
- I I, I watched it on stream east or whatever where you get the free stream pirated.
- They're imported from Japan, and they're so popular that they're even bootleg pirated versions, fake versions that you can find online.
Examples
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Throughout the city, merchants open their shops to sell tires, silk, or pirated DVDs.
Academic text (2011) -
I'm used to pirating movies online.
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No, I just pirate them on my phone.
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But digital text is compact; you can pirate it in seconds.
Academic text (2000) -
I would never pirate high-priced software from anyone, ever.
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His book of essays on Shakespeare was pirated in the U.S.
Fiction book (1993) -
And Meta is allegedly pirating lots of stuff to train its AI.
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This is why people end up, you know, pirating books online, which I don't do.
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Music and movies are easily pirated, copied, stolen.
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Can you knowingly link to a pirated copy of "Star Wars?"
Blog text (9)
Synonyms
79
6.3
To steal something quickly without the owner knowing
7
6.6
To take someone else's ideas or work and use them as your own without permission
1
7.7
To make and sell things illegally
Compounds
How Illegal
∞
1.0
10
6.1
12
4.4
- US
23
6.8
- Offensive
19
9.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pirate as a verb comes from the idea of a sea pirate who took things by force, and people later used the word for those who take music, films, or software without permission. So to pirate something now is to copy or use it illegally, like stealing.