Monopolize
/məˈnɒpəlʌɪz/ verb
verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To have a monopoly on something. transitive
- 2 have or exploit a monopoly of wordnet
- 3 To dominate or to get total control of something by excluding everyone else. transitive
"Teachers try not to let any one student monopolize a class discussion."
- 4 have and control fully and exclusively wordnet
Example
More examples"Don't let the children monopolize the television."
Etymology
From monopoly + -ize.