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sperate (adj.)
of debts, "having some likelihood of recovery," 1550s, from Latin
speratus
, past participle of
sperare
"to hope," denominative of
spes
"hope," from PIE
*spe-is-
, from root
spe-
(1) "to thrive, prosper" (see
speed
(n.)).
