The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
monopolize — monopolize, engross, absorb, consume mean to take up completely. Monopolize, the general term, means to pos sess or control exclusively {monopolize the year s crop of cotton} {a child should not be allowed to monopolize the attention of his… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
monopolize — mo·nop·o·lize /mə nä pə ˌlīz/ vt lized, liz·ing: to get a monopoly of monopolize an industry mo·nop·o·li·za·tion / ˌnä pə lə zā shən/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
monopolize — mo‧nop‧o‧lize [məˈnɒpəlaɪz ǁ məˈnɑː ] also monopolise verb [transitive] ECONOMICS if a single company or a government monopolizes an industry, it gets control of all or most of it so that there is little or no competition from other companies or… … Financial and business terms
monopolize — [mə näp′ə līz΄] vt. monopolized, monopolizing 1. to get, have or exploit a monopoly of 2. to get full possession or control of; dominate completely [to monopolize a conversation] monopolization n. monopolizer n … English World dictionary
monopolize — (v.) 1610s; see MONOPOLY (Cf. monopoly) + IZE (Cf. ize). Figurative use from 1620s. Related: Monopolized; monopolizing; monopolization … Etymology dictionary
monopolize — (Amer.) mo nop·o·lize || mÉ™ nÉ‘pÉ™laɪz / nÉ’ v. exercise exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market; exploit a monopoly of; have a monopoly (also monopolise) … English contemporary dictionary
monopolize — [v] dominate, control absorb, acquire, bogart, consume, copyright, corner, corner the market*, devour, employ, engross, exclude, exercise control, have, hog*, hold, keep to oneself, lock up*, manage, own, own exclusively, patent, possess,… … New thesaurus
monopolize — (also monopolise) ► VERB ▪ take exclusive control or use of. DERIVATIVES monopolization noun … English terms dictionary
monopolize — UK [məˈnɒpəlaɪz] / US [məˈnɑpəˌlaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms monopolize : present tense I/you/we/they monopolize he/she/it monopolizes present participle monopolizing past tense monopolized past participle monopolized economics if a company… … English dictionary
monopolize — mo|nop|o|lize [ mə napə,laız ] verb transitive 1. ) if a company monopolizes a particular business activity, it controls that activity by preventing other companies from being involved in it: Their aim was to outdo other competitors and… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
