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acaparar

[akapaˈɾaɾ] Costa Rica

Rhymes with aɾ

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Del francés accaparer, y este del italiano caparra.

verb haber acaparado · acaparando · habiendo acaparado · acaparado · acaparo · acaparas

Reunir posesiones o poder. El comienzo del fin empieza a atisbarse cuando Almanzor relegó a Hixam II (976-1013) y acaparó el poder.
Esconder bienes con el objeto de disminuir su disponibilidad y obtener ganancias más tarde al venderlos.

In English

stockpile to accumulate or build up a supply of (something)
bogart selfishly take or keep something; hog
engross to buy up wholesale
hoard to amass
monopolize dominate

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@misc{acaparar_2026,
  title = {acaparar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/acaparar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}