monopolize
English
Alternative forms
- monopolise
Etymology
monopoly + -ize
Pronunciation
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Verb
monopolize (third-person singular simple present monopolizes, present participle monopolizing, simple past and past participle monopolized)
- (transitive) To have a monopoly on something.
- (transitive) To dominate or to get total control of something by excluding everyone else.
- Teachers try not to let any one student monopolize a class discussion.
- 1912, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World:
- "Now, Mr. Malone, I have given you rather more of my time than I had intended. The individual must not monopolize what is meant for the world."
Synonyms
- hog
- corner
- take over
- dominate
Derived terms
- monopolization
- monopolizer
- monopolist
- monopolistic
Translations
have a monopoly
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dominate
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Portuguese
Verb
monopolize
- inflection of monopolizar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative