abacorar

Spanish

Etymology

From abacora +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /abakoˈɾaɾ/ [a.β̞a.koˈɾaɾ]
Audio (Spain (Canary Islands)): (file)
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

Conjugation of abacorar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			abacorar
gerund			abacorando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		abacorado		abacorada
		plural		abacorados		abacoradas
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	abacoro	abacoras^{^tú} abacorás^{^vos}	abacora	abacoramos	abacoráis	abacoran
	imperfect	abacoraba	abacorabas	abacoraba	abacorábamos	abacorabais	abacoraban
	preterite	abacoré	abacoraste	abacoró	abacoramos	abacorasteis	abacoraron
	future	abacoraré	abacorarás	abacorará	abacoraremos	abacoraréis	abacorarán
	conditional	abacoraría	abacorarías	abacoraría	abacoraríamos	abacoraríais	abacorarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	abacore	abacores^{^tú} abacorés^{^vos²}	abacore	abacoremos	abacoréis	abacoren
	imperfect (ra)	abacorara	abacoraras	abacorara	abacoráramos	abacorarais	abacoraran
	imperfect (se)	abacorase	abacorases	abacorase	abacorásemos	abacoraseis	abacorasen
	future¹	abacorare	abacorares	abacorare	abacoráremos	abacorareis	abacoraren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		abacora^{^tú} abacorá^{^vos}	abacore	abacoremos	abacorad	abacoren
	negative		no abacores	no abacore	no abacoremos	no abacoréis	no abacoren

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

Selected combined forms of abacorar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive abacorar	dative	abacorarme	abacorarte	abacorarle, abacorarse	abacorarnos	abacoraros	abacorarles, abacorarse
with infinitive abacorar	accusative	abacorarme	abacorarte	abacorarlo, abacorarla, abacorarse	abacorarnos	abacoraros	abacorarlos, abacorarlas, abacorarse

with gerund abacorando	dative	abacorándome	abacorándote	abacorándole, abacorándose	abacorándonos	abacorándoos	abacorándoles, abacorándose
with gerund abacorando	accusative	abacorándome	abacorándote	abacorándolo, abacorándola, abacorándose	abacorándonos	abacorándoos	abacorándolos, abacorándolas, abacorándose

with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative abacora	dative	abacórame	abacórate	abacórale	abacóranos	not used	abacórales
	accusative	abacórame	abacórate	abacóralo, abacórala	abacóranos	not used	abacóralos, abacóralas

with informal second-person singular voseo imperative abacorá	dative	abacorame	abacorate	abacorale	abacoranos	not used	abacorales
	accusative	abacorame	abacorate	abacoralo, abacorala	abacoranos	not used	abacoralos, abacoralas

with formal second-person singular imperative abacore	dative	abacóreme	not used	abacórele, abacórese	abacórenos	not used	abacóreles
with formal second-person singular imperative abacore	accusative	abacóreme	not used	abacórelo, abacórela, abacórese	abacórenos	not used	abacórelos, abacórelas

with first-person plural imperative abacoremos	dative	not used	abacorémoste	abacorémosle	abacorémonos	abacorémoos	abacorémosles
with first-person plural imperative abacoremos	accusative	not used	abacorémoste	abacorémoslo, abacorémosla	abacorémonos	abacorémoos	abacorémoslos, abacorémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative abacorad	dative	abacoradme	not used	abacoradle	abacoradnos	abacoraos	abacoradles
with informal second-person plural imperative abacorad	accusative	abacoradme	not used	abacoradlo, abacoradla	abacoradnos	abacoraos	abacoradlos, abacoradlas

with formal second-person plural imperative abacoren	dative	abacórenme	not used	abacórenle	abacórennos	not used	abacórenles, abacórense
with formal second-person plural imperative abacoren	accusative	abacórenme	not used	abacórenlo, abacórenla	abacórennos	not used	abacórenlos, abacórenlas, abacórense

Related terms

abacorado