Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To acquire or maintain a monopoly of.
- v. To dominate by excluding others: monopolized the conversation.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To obtain a monopoly of; have an exclusive right of trading in: as, to monopolize all the corn in a district.
- To obtain or engross the whole of; obtain exclusive possession of.
- Also spelled monopolise.
Wiktionary
- v. transitive To have a monopoly on something
- v. transitive To dominate or to get total control of something by excluding everyone else
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. 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
WordNet 3.0
- v. have and control fully and exclusively
- v. have or exploit a monopoly of
Examples
“Cuomo said he is targeting people who "monopolize" overtime shifts and other "special payments" in their final years of employment to boost their annual income.”
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“Gilmore is concerned that Google / EarthLink will be allowed to track users across the network with a high degree of granularity and "monopolize" the Wi-Fi airwaves.”
“He accused the West of trying to "monopolize" the nuclear fuel supply by rejecting Iranian offers to buy fuel rods for its research reactor and then by making conditions on the uranium swap.”
“Well, yeah, Touhou did kind of monopolize the whole Shrine Miko thing, complete with armpits and whatnot.”
“Friday criticized the world's declared nuclear powers for trying to "monopolize" nuclear technology and prevent its civilian use by other nations. ”
“If the very rich can use their power to monopolize wealth today and a prosperous middle class disappears, then the disappearance of demand will force even the wealthiest to suffer a sharply reduced style of life.”
“The United States of America is not a Republic anymore, because its public has allowed a two-party tyranny to monopolize both the debate and the funds that we provide.”
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“Furthermore, I get uncomfortable when private companies monopolize water, electricity, communications etc.”
“I managed to post one last review via a friend's computer, (I'd e-mailed it to myself the night before and so had it stored somewhere accessible), but I didn't want to monopolize the thing.”
“Smith urged the liberated colonies to produce primary products for export and to import superior British manufactures, and certainly not to attempt to monopolize crucial goods, particularly cotton.”
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