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Spanish
Etymology
From abacora + -ar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abakoˈɾaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧ba‧co‧rar
Verb
abacorar (first-person singular present abacoro, first-person singular preterite abacoré, past participle abacorado)
- to attack
- Synonym: acometer
- to pursue relentlessly, to harass
- Synonyms: hostigar, perseguir, acosar
- to corner
- to overcome, to conquer
- Synonyms: supeditar, avasallar, rendir, sojuzgar, someter, sujetar, supeditar
- (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
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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