accaparer — meaning in English

English meaning

• engross verb To write (a document) in large, aesthetic, and legible lettering; to make a finalized copy of.
• hog noun A domestic pig, especially a full-grown one raised for meat.
• monopolize verb To gain complete control over something, shutting out competition or other participants.

Senses

accaparer is used for these senses in English:

• engross (transitive, business, obsolete) To buy up wholesale, especially to buy the whole supply of (a commodity etc.).
• engross (transitive) To monopolize; to concentrate (something) in the single possession of someone, especially unfairly.
• hog (transitive, informal) To greedily take more than one's share, to take precedence at the expense of another or others.
• monopolize (transitive) To have a monopoly on something.
• monopolize (transitive) To dominate or to get total control of something by excluding everyone else.

engross — full definition

1. verb To write (a document) in large, aesthetic, and legible lettering; to make a finalized copy of.
2. verb To buy up wholesale, especially to buy the whole supply of (a commodity etc.).
3. verb To monopolize; to concentrate (something) in the single possession of someone, especially unfairly.
4. verb To completely engage the attention of; to involve.

hog — full definition

1. noun A domestic pig, especially a full-grown one raised for meat.
2. noun A greedy person who takes far more than their fair share of something.
3. noun Informal: a large, heavy motorcycle, especially a Harley-Davidson.
4. verb To take or use more than one's fair share; to monopolize.

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