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- pronunciation:
- m
na
p
laIz
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
monopolizes, monopolizing, monopolized |
| definition 1: |
to obtain or maintain exclusive control over; have to oneself alone; dominate.
He tends to monopolize the conversation.She complains that her boyfriend is jealous of her friends and that he tries to monopolize her. |
| definition 2: |
in business, to dominate or set out to dominate (an industry); maintain or acquire a monopoly over.
The government investigated charges that the company was attempting to monopolize the software industry. |
| related words: |
dominate, forestall |
adverb + (v.)monopolize
increasingly, long, thereby, virtually
(v.)monopolize
+ noun
activity,
attention,
authority,
ball,
browser,
business,
cable,
channel,
commerce,
conversation,
debate,
discussion,
distribution,
elite,
female,
industry,
market,
means,
media,
politics,
position,
power,
production,
representation,
resource,
software,
space,
supply,
trade,
violence,
wealth
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The word monopolize
contains the following part:
-ize, -ise
Greek
verb-forming suffix
that means to turn into or cause to be
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ize
, -ise
forms transitive verbs from adjectives (civilize
) and nouns (crystallize
). The oldest English verbs ending in -ize
were loanwords from Greek (baptize
, catechize
).
Example words:
advertise, aggrandize, alphabetize, Americanize, anesthetize, anthologize, baptize, caramelize, catechize, categorize, centralize, chastise, civilize, conventionalize, crystallize, destabilize, enfranchise, equalize, familiarize, fantasize, fossilize, generalize, harmonize, immobilize, immunize, miniaturize, monetize, monopolize, moralize, nebulize, rationalize, recognize, revolutionize, stabilize, sterilize, tranquilize, victimize
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