acosar

== Spanish == === Alternative forms === acossar (obsolete) === Etymology === From the obsolete coso (“road, way”), or less likely a Vulgar Latin *accursāre, from Latin cursus. Compare Portuguese acossar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /akoˈsaɾ/ [a.koˈsaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: a‧co‧sar === Verb === acosar (first-person singular present acoso, first-person singular preterite acosé, past participle acosado) (transitive) to pursue, harass Synonym: perseguir (transitive) to bully Synonyms: hacer bullying, intimidar, tiranizar, vejar (transitive) to beset, beleaguer Synonym: asediar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “acosar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025