monopolizing
present participle ofmonopolize
monopolize
verb[T]
(UKusuallymonopolise)uk/məˈnɒp.əl.aɪz/us/məˈnɑː.pəl.aɪz/monopolizeverb[T](BUSINESS)
inbusiness, tocontrolsomethingcompletelyand topreventotherpeoplehaving anyeffecton whathappens:
Thecompanyhad monopolized thephotographymarketfor so manydecadesthat they didn'tworryaboutcompetitionfrom othercompanies.
Mergers & acquisitions
- absorb
- acquihire
- acquire
- acquisition
- acquisitive
- amalgamation
- denationalization
- denationalize
- fire sale
- growth-oriented
- hive
- hivesomethingoff
- hostile
- leverage
- parent
- parent company
- partnership
- spinsomethingoff
- subsidiary
- syndicate
monopolizeverb[T](PERSON/CONVERSATION)
If someone monopolizes apersonor aconversation, theytalka lot orstopotherpeoplebeinginvolved:
Shecompletelymonopolized theconversationatlunch.
Controlling and being in charge
- aggrandize
- assume
- assumption
- authoritative
- authoritatively
- harness
- haul
- have (got)someoneby the short and curliesidiom
- havesomeoneby the ballsidiom
- havesomeoneeating out ofyourhandidiom
- have/hold the whip handidiom
- helm
- override
- policing
- possess
- power play
- predominate
- presence
- saddle
- skipper
Examplesofmonopolizing
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Each human organization in the territory sets up its own version of the truth and develops strategies formonopolizingthe narration of the truth.
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Actions to exclude competitors from the field of competition were precisely the common law definition ofmonopolizingbehavior.
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To keep bourgeois intellectuals from "monopolizing" the forum, the assembly had invited well-known model workers from throughout the country to participate.
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The profits frommonopolizingthe innovation serve as the platform for the lead economy attaining political-economic leadership.
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The elites were very successful inmonopolizingcultural activities.
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The intent was to prevent a utility in concert with a manufacturer of incandescent lamps frommonopolizingthe sale of lamps.
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Over the century, the baker's guild was assailed with growing venom as an anti-social racket restricting admissions to the trade,monopolizingcustom, pushing prices up, and making fortunes.
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This can create royal dynasties, resulting in some dictatorshipmonopolizingpower.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The first rights-based municipal laws prohibited corporations frommonopolizingagriculture (factory farming), and banned corporate waste dumping within municipal jurisdictions.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In times of scarcity, female territories expand to accommodate the lack of resources, causing males to have a more difficult timemonopolizingfemales.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.One of his ministers described him as a man equally incapable ofmonopolizingpower as of sharing it.
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