Definitions

monopolize

[muh-nop-uh-lahyz] / məˈnɒp əˌlaɪz /

VERB

dominate, control

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorb exclude possess take over utilize

STRONG

acquire consume copyright corner devour employ engross have hog hold manage own patent restrain syndicate

WEAK

bogart corner the market exercise control keep to oneself lock up own exclusively sew up sit on take up

Antonyms

STRONG

abstain fail ignore lack let go lose need reject release

WEAK

distribute scatter share

Example Sentences

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The curated high-resolution images allow you to do things you might be chastised for doing in an art gallery: Monopolize a particular painting, and stick your nose right up to its surface.

From Washington Post • May 26, 2020

"Monopolize the growth as well as the manufacture of cotton, and use the first to club European manufacturers into submission."

From The Quest of the Silver Fleece A Novel by Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt)

Monopolize to yourself all the whip-cords of Bagdad.'

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 2, February, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various

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