| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To cover.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To corner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To assure or secure.[Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Present participle conjugation of the verb monopolize.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (monopolize) | 1. Have and control fully and exclusively; "He monopolizes the laser printer".[Wordnet]. 2. Have or exploit a monopoly of; "OPEC wants to monopolize oil".[Wordnet]. 3. 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.[Websters]. 4. Base verb from the following inflections: monopolizing, monopolized, monopolizes, monopolizer, monopolizers, monopolizingly and monopolizedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "MONOPOLIZING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1652. (references) |
Specialty Definition: monopolize
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Verb] To purchase or obtain possession of the whole of any commodity or goods in market with the view of selling them at advanced prices, and of having the power of commanding the prices; as, to monopolize sugar or tea.. | 2: [Verb] To engross or obtain by any means the exclusive right of trading to any place, and the sole power of vending any commodity or goods in a particular place or country; as, to monopolize the India or Levant trade.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | |
| Wiktionary | 1: [Verb] (transitive) To dominate something by excluding everyone else. (references) | 2: [Verb] (transitive) To have a monopoly on something. (references) | |
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