monopolize : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: monopolize	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for monopolize
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
monopolize v have and control fully and exclusively; "He monopolizes the laser printer" Synonym(s): monopolize, monopolise have or exploit a monopoly of; "OPEC wants to monopolize oil" Synonym(s): monopolize, monopolise
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Monopolize \Monop"olize\, 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 of; as, to monopolize the coffee trade; to monopolize land.