"monopolize" meaning in English

See monopolize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /məˈnɒpəlʌɪz/ Audio: en-us-monopolize.ogg [US] Forms: monopolizes [present, singular, third-person], monopolizing [participle, present], monopolized [participle, past], monopolized [past]
Etymology: monopoly + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|monopoly|ize}} monopoly + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} monopolize (third-person singular simple present monopolizes, present participle monopolizing, simple past and past participle monopolized)
  1. (transitive) To have a monopoly on something. Tags: transitive Translations (have a monopoly): اِحْتَكَرَ (iḥtakara) (Arabic), մենաշնորհել (menašnorhel) (Armenian), монополизирам (monopoliziram) (Bulgarian), monopolitzar (Catalan), 壟斷 (Chinese Mandarin), 垄断 (lǒngduàn) (Chinese Mandarin), monopolisere (Danish), monopoliseren (Dutch), monopolisoida (Finnish), olla monopoli (Finnish), monopoliser (French), accaparer (French), monopolizar (Galician), monopolisieren (German), monopolizzare (Italian), ຜູກຂາດ (phūk khāt) (Lao), makitaunu (Maori), monopolizar (Portuguese), монополизи́ровать (monopolizírovatʹ) (Russian), monopolizar (Spanish), monopolisera (Swedish), ผูกขาด (pùuk-kàat) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-monopolize-en-verb-en:have_a_monopoly Disambiguation of 'have a monopoly': 98 2
  2. (transitive) To dominate or to get total control of something by excluding everyone else. Tags: transitive Translations (dominate): մենաշնորհել (menašnorhel) (Armenian), monopolitzar (Catalan), opkopen (Dutch), dominoida (Finnish), hallita (Finnish), accaparer (French), monopolizar (Galician), monopolisieren (German), beherrschen (German), monopolizzare (Italian), makitaunu (Maori), monopolizar (Portuguese), monopolizar (Spanish), acaparar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-monopolize-en-verb-en:dominate Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 23 77 Disambiguation of 'dominate': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hog, corner, take over, dominate, monopolise Derived forms: monopolization, monopolizer, monopolist, monopolistic

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Alternative forms

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