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Verb: monopolize  mu'nó-pu`lIz
  1. Have and control fully and exclusively
    "He monopolizes the laser printer"
    - monopolise [Brit]
     
  2. Have or exploit a monopoly of
    "OPEC wants to monopolize oil"
    - monopolise [Brit]

Derived forms: monopolizes, monopolized, monopolizing

See also: monopolist, monopolization, monopoly

Type of: command, control, have, have got, hold

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