monopolise

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A form of monopolize — To have a monopoly on something.

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Meanings

verbmonopolise (third-person singular simple present monopolises, present participle monopolising, simple past and past participle monopolised)

present singular third person monopolises · participle present monopolising · participle past monopolised · past monopolised · alternative monopolize

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of monopolize.

    Lord Norbourne wished to stay with the party till his nephew arrived, fully intending then to monopolise Lord Marchmont, and thus to leave Ethel to Courtenaye.

    1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Fête at Sir Robert Walpole’s Continued”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 42

Synonyms & antonyms

verbhave and control fully and exclusively

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controlcommand

verbhave or exploit a monopoly of

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havehave gothold
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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