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Monopolize
Mo-nop′o-lize
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Monopolized
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Monopolizing
.] [From
Monopoly
.] To acquire a monopoly of; to have or get the exclusive privilege or means of dealing in, or the exclusive possession of; to engross the whole of;
as, to
monopolize
the coffee trade; to monopolize
land.Definition 2024
monopolize
monopolize
English
Alternative forms
Verb
monopolize (third-person singular simple present monopolizes, present participle monopolizing, simple past and past participle monopolized)
- (transitive) To have a monopoly on something
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(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.
Synonyms
Related terms
Translations
have a monopoly
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dominate
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Portuguese
Verb
monopolize
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of monopolizar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of monopolizar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of monopolizar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of monopolizar