0 present participle of monopolize --
1 in business, to control something completely and to prevent other people having any effect on what happens: --
The company had monopolized the photography market for so many decades that they didn't worry about competition from other companies.
2 If someone monopolizes a person or a conversation, they talk a lot or stop other people being involved: --
She completely monopolized the conversation at lunch.
One of his ministers described him as a man equally incapable of monopolizing power as of sharing it.
State censorship was relatively lax in the 1960s and early 1970s, but came back during the latter 1970s and 1980s, monopolizing production and distribution.
In times of scarcity, female territories expand to accommodate the lack of resources, causing males to have a more difficult time monopolizing females.
The transfer system has been made more authentic, as money is no longer the monopolizing factor in acquiring a player.
The first rights-based municipal laws prohibited corporations from monopolizing agriculture (factory farming), and banned corporate waste dumping within municipal jurisdictions.
With the priests monopolizing the content of religious texts there would be little or no dissention among the public.
Different political philosophies have distinct opinions concerning the state as a domestic organization monopolizing force.
This can create royal dynasties, resulting in some dictatorship monopolizing power.
