demonopolize

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verb

To break up (a monopoly), sometimes by privatizing a previously nationalized industry.

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Meanings

verbdemonopolize (third-person singular simple present demonopolizes, present participle demonopolizing, simple past and past participle demonopolized)

present singular third person demonopolizes · participle present demonopolizing · participle past demonopolized · past demonopolized

  1. transitiveTo break up (a monopoly), sometimes by privatizing a previously nationalized industry.

Origin

From de- + monopolize.

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APA

demonopolize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demonopolize

MLA

“demonopolize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demonopolize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demonopolize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demonopolize.

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