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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
monopolize
    v 1: have and control fully and exclusively; "He monopolizes the
         laser printer" [syn: monopolize, monopolise]
    2: have or exploit a monopoly of; "OPEC wants to monopolize oil"
       [syn: monopolize, monopolise]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Monopolize \Mo*nop"o*lize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Monopolized;
   p. pr. & vb. n. Monopolizing.] [From Monopoly.]
   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.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Monopolize:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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