Verb
have or exploit a monopoly of
have and control fully and exclusively
Source: WordNetOPEC wants to monopolize oil Source: Internet
He monopolizes the laser printer Source: Internet
Being a parent, Horgan explains, is one part of her life, but it doesn’t monopolise everything. Source: Internet
Control over the East Indies trading ports allowed the company to monopolise the world spice trade for decades. Source: Internet
In his book, The Age of Reason, Paine was quite scathing of organised religion (he singled out the Abrahamic churches) which, he said, appeared to be “no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolise power and profit”. Source: Internet
In other words, laws are being written that allow foreign companies – ‘investors’ (a word used to mislead and bestow legitimacy) - to grab the land of their African ‘partners’, patent their seeds and monopolise their food markets. Source: Internet