monopolize en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /məˈnɒpəlʌɪz/
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Etymology
Etymology tree English monopoly Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English monopolize From monopoly + -ize.
Meanings
- (transitive) To have a monopoly on something.
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(transitive) To dominate or to get total control of something by excluding everyone else.
Teachers try not to let any one student monopolize a class discussion.
"Now, Mr. Malone, I have given you rather more of my time than I had intended. The individual must not monopolize what is meant for the world."
1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| monopolizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| monopolizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| monopolized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| monopolized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| monopolise | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
monopolization · demonopolize · unmonopolize · monopolizer · monopolist · monopolistic
Synonyms
take over · corner · hog · dominate
Translations (35)
fr accaparer (dominate) · es acaparar (dominate) · pt monopolizar (have a monopoly) · de monopolisieren (have a monopoly) · pt monopolizar (dominate) · hy մենաշնորհել (have a monopoly) · fr accaparer (have a monopoly) · gl monopolizar (have a monopoly) · sv monopolisera (have a monopoly) · es monopolizar (have a monopoly) · cmn 壟斷 /垄断 (have a monopoly) · mi makitaunu (have a monopoly) · nl opkopen (dominate) · lo ຜູກຂາດ (have a monopoly) · fi monopolisoida (have a monopoly) · es monopolizar (dominate) · fi hallita (dominate) · fi dominoida (dominate) · it monopolizzare (dominate) · hy մենաշնորհել (dominate) · de beherrschen (dominate) · ca monopolitzar (have a monopoly) · de monopolisieren (dominate) · ar اِحْتَكَرَ (have a monopoly) · nl monopoliseren (have a monopoly) · ca monopolitzar (dominate) · gl monopolizar (dominate) · fi olla monopoli (have a monopoly) · it monopolizzare (have a monopoly) · th ผูกขาด (have a monopoly) · mi makitaunu (dominate) · da monopolisere (have a monopoly) · bg монополизирам (have a monopoly) · ru монополизи́ровать (have a monopoly) · fr monopoliser (have a monopoly)