monopolize

UK: /məˈnɒpəlaɪz/ US: /məˈnɑpəˌlaɪz/ ,(mə nop′ə līz′)

Inflections of 'monopolize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

monopolizes

v 3rd person singular (US & UK)

monopolizing

v pres p (US & UK)

monopolized

v past (US & UK)

monopolized

v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

mo•nop•o•lize /məˈnɑpəˌlaɪz/   v. [~ + object] , -lized, -liz•ing. 

1. to have sole power over:
   A few large companies have monopolized the oil industry.
2. to take up or take over completely:
   to monopolize all of someone's time.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

mo•nop•o•lize  (mə nop′ə līz′), v.t., -lized, -liz•ing. 

1. to acquire, have, or exercise a monopoly of.
2. to obtain exclusive possession of;
   keep entirely to oneself:
   Children monopolize one's time.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] mo•nop′o•lise′. 

• monopol(y) + -ize 1605–15

mo•nop′o•li•za′tion, n. 
mo•nop′o•liz′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

monopolize, monopolise / məˈnɒpəˌlaɪz/ verb (transitive)

1. to have, control, or make use of fully, excluding others
2. to obtain, maintain, or exploit a monopoly of (a market, commodity, etc)

moˌnopoliˈzation, moˌnopoliˈsation noun

moˈnopoˌlizer, moˈnopoˌliser noun