accaparrare
Italian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ak.ka.parˈra.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: ac‧ca‧par‧rà‧re
Verb
accaparràre (first-person singular present accapàrro, first-person singular past historic accaparrài, past participle accaparràto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to hoard
- Synonyms: ammassare, tesaurizzare
- (transitive) to secure (e.g. an acquisition, a seat)
- (transitive) to gain (something)
- (transitive) to buy up, corner the market
Conjugation
Conjugation of accaparràre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms
Descendants
Further reading
- accaparrare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana