monopolize

monopolize
Synonyms and related words:
absorb, absorb the attention, adopt, appropriate, arrest, arrogate, assume, buy, buy back, buy in, buy into, buy off, buy on credit, buy up, catch, charm, colonize, complete a purchase, conquer, consume, control, corner, devour, dominate, employ, enchant, engage, engage the attention, engage the mind, engage the thoughts, engross, engross the mind, engross the thoughts, enslave, enthrall, exercise, fascinate, forestall, grab, grip, have, hog, hold, hold spellbound, hold the interest, hypnotize, immerse, indent, involve, involve the interest, jump a claim, make a buy, make free with, make use of, manage, mesmerize, obsess, occupy, occupy the attention, overrun, own, possess, preempt, preoccupy, prepossess, procure, purchase, rebuy, regrate, repurchase, requisition, sew up, sit on, spellbind, squat on, subjugate, take all of, take it all, take over, take possession of, take up, tie up, use, usurp, utilize

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  • monopolize — monopolize, engross, absorb, consume mean to take up completely. Monopolize, the general term, means to pos sess or control exclusively {monopolize the year s crop of cotton} {a child should not be allowed to monopolize the attention of his… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • monopolize — mo·nop·o·lize /mə nä pə ˌlīz/ vt lized, liz·ing: to get a monopoly of monopolize an industry mo·nop·o·li·za·tion / ˌnä pə lə zā shən/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • monopolize — mo‧nop‧o‧lize [məˈnɒpəlaɪz ǁ məˈnɑː ] also monopolise verb [transitive] ECONOMICS if a single company or a government monopolizes an industry, it gets control of all or most of it so that there is little or no competition from other companies or… …   Financial and business terms

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • monopolize — [mə näp′ə līz΄] vt. monopolized, monopolizing 1. to get, have or exploit a monopoly of 2. to get full possession or control of; dominate completely [to monopolize a conversation] monopolization n. monopolizer n …   English World dictionary

  • monopolize — (v.) 1610s; see MONOPOLY (Cf. monopoly) + IZE (Cf. ize). Figurative use from 1620s. Related: Monopolized; monopolizing; monopolization …   Etymology dictionary

  • monopolize — (Amer.) mo nop·o·lize || mÉ™ nÉ‘pÉ™laɪz / nÉ’ v. exercise exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market; exploit a monopoly of; have a monopoly (also monopolise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • monopolize — [v] dominate, control absorb, acquire, bogart, consume, copyright, corner, corner the market*, devour, employ, engross, exclude, exercise control, have, hog*, hold, keep to oneself, lock up*, manage, own, own exclusively, patent, possess,… …   New thesaurus

  • monopolize — (also monopolise) ► VERB ▪ take exclusive control or use of. DERIVATIVES monopolization noun …   English terms dictionary

  • monopolize — UK [məˈnɒpəlaɪz] / US [məˈnɑpəˌlaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms monopolize : present tense I/you/we/they monopolize he/she/it monopolizes present participle monopolizing past tense monopolized past participle monopolized economics if a company… …   English dictionary

  • monopolize — mo|nop|o|lize [ mə napə,laız ] verb transitive 1. ) if a company monopolizes a particular business activity, it controls that activity by preventing other companies from being involved in it: Their aim was to outdo other competitors and… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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