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acaparar
01
to hoard, to monopolize
acumular bienes o recursos de forma excesiva, a menudo impidiendo su acceso a otros
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
1st person singular
acaparo
3rd person singular
acapara
Present participle
acaparando
Past simple
acaparó
Past participle
acaparado
Examples
No debes acaparar todos los recursos.
You should not hoard all the resources.
02
to monopolize, to dominate
controlar o dominar en exclusiva un recurso, mercado o actividad
Examples
La empresa intenta acaparar el mercado tecnológico.
The company is trying to monopolize the tech market.
03
to take all of something, to hog
tomar o retener la mayor parte de algo, dejando poco o nada a los demás
Examples
Unos pocos acapararon todos los beneficios.
A few people took all the benefits.
