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.
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