- 1monopolize something to have or take control of the largest part of something so that other people are prevented from sharing it Men traditionally monopolized jobs in the printing industry. As usual, she completely monopolized the conversation.
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- 2monopolize somebody to have or take a large part of someone's attention or time so that they are unable to speak to or deal with other people
monopolize
verbNAmE//məˈnɑpəˌlaɪz//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they monopolize he / she / it monopolizes
past simple monopolized
-ing form monopolizing
NAmE//məˌnɑpələˈzeɪʃn//
noun [uncountable]See monopolize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: monopolize