Meanings (ES + gloss)
piratear
To appropriate by piracy; to plunder at sea.
They pirated the tanker and sailed to a port where they could sell the ship and cargo.
piratear
To create and/or sell an unauthorized copy of.
If a book is pirated there is a remedy for the author and publisher; if a photograph or an engraving is made of a picture without permission the law protects the painter.
piratear
To engage in piracy.
He pirated in the Atlantic for years before becoming a privateer for the Queen.
Phrases