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monopolize
[ muh-nop-uh-lahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to acquire, have, or exercise a monopoly of.
- to obtain exclusive possession of; keep entirely to oneself:
Children monopolize one's time.
monopolize
/ məˈnɒpəˌlaɪz /
verb
- to have, control, or make use of fully, excluding others
- to obtain, maintain, or exploit a monopoly of (a market, commodity, etc)
Derived Forms
- moˈnopoˌlizer, noun
- moˌnopoliˈzation, noun
Other Words From
- mo·nopo·li·zation noun
- mo·nopo·lizer noun
- anti·mo·nopo·li·zation adjective
- over·mo·nopo·lize verb (used with object) overmonopolized overmonopolizing
- premo·nopo·lize verb (used with object) premonopolized premonopolizing
- unmo·nopo·lized adjective
- unmo·nopo·lizing adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of monopolize1
Example Sentences
“This pyramid monster hotel will monopolize all the business in the city,” CEO Reto Wittwer said.
So the only way to survive is to monopolize more of the market and up-sell subscribers just as Comcast-Time Warner Cable will do.
Should you give up in despair that this is one more thing the rich have managed to monopolize?
Yet no one has ever been able to monopolize any of the innovations that have periodically roiled the game.
Foremost among them is the Chinese communist oligarchy, with its determination to monopolize political power in China.
He was very attentive to both girls, neither of whom showed any desire to monopolize his society.
It is the mission of art to add to its stores, without hoping to monopolize the whole realm.
The aristocracy of office endeavours to monopolize the State-machine.
Harry did not monopolize the Tristram blood or the Tristram pride.
Angels and blessed spirits shall not monopolize the strain of gratitude and acknowledgment.
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