Monopolize
[mə'nɑpə'laɪz]
Definition
(verb.) have or exploit a monopoly of; 'OPEC wants to monopolize oil'.
(verb.) have and control fully and exclusively; 'He monopolizes the laser printer'.
Typed by Claire--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) 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.
Inputed by Brice
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Forestall, engross, engross the whole of.
Checker: Steve
Examples
- They must force open these closed channels, unless Constantinople and the Black Sea route were to monopolize Eastern trade altogether. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- To stand by his knee, and monopolize his talk and notice, was the reward she wanted--not a share of the cake. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- This would be still more the case, were they to attempt, in the same manner, to monopolize to themselves their whole exportation trade. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The sudden collapse of the rebellion monopolized attention to the exclusion of almost everything else. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- There was no literature except the oral tradition of the Vedas, and that was chiefly monopolized by the Brahmins; there was even less knowledge. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It no longer monopolized knowledge nor initiated fresh ideas. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- View the long-persisted-in, unjust, monopolizing treatment of Ireland, at length acknowledged! Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- She opened it, and, monopolizing the contents, had the first view of every sketch herself. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Typist: Susan