abacorar
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]abacorar (first-person singular present abacoro, first-person singular preterite abacoré, past participle abacorado)
- to attack
- Synonym: acometer
- to pursue relentlessly, to harass
- to corner
- to overcome, to conquer
- (Andes, Caribbean) to catch, to surprise
- to smooch while dancing
- (Cuba) to stockpile, to hoard, to corner the market
- Synonym: acaparar
- (Latin America) to monopolize
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of abacorar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “abacorar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014