"oligopolize" meaning in All languages combined

See oligopolize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: oligopolizes [present, singular, third-person], oligopolizing [participle, present], oligopolized [participle, past], oligopolized [past]
Etymology: From oligopoly + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|oligopoly|ize}} oligopoly + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} oligopolize (third-person singular simple present oligopolizes, present participle oligopolizing, simple past and past participle oligopolized)
  1. (transitive) To convert a market into an oligopoly. Tags: transitive Related terms: oligopoly
    Sense id: en-oligopolize-en-verb-88kCWvua Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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