1. (vt) to embrace, to surround abrazar

2. (vt) to cover, to comprise - el imperio romano abarcaba muchos países: the Roman Empire comprised many countries abarca desde 1789 hasta 1914: it covers the period from 1789 to 1914 quien mucho abarca poco aprieta: if you take on too much you'll never do anything properly incluir

3. (vt) to see - desde aquí puedes abarcar todo el valle: from here you can see the whole valley ver

4. (vt) to monopolize acaparar