Hypertext Webster Gateway: "monopolize"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Monopolize \Mo*nop"o*lize\, v. 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
monopolize
v 1: control fully and exclusively; "He monopolizes the laser
printer"
2: have or exploit a monopoly of; "OPEC wants to monopolize
oil" [syn: {monopolise}]
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