monopolize
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To monopolize is to dominate or control completely.
A company monopolizes a market by eliminating competition.
A person monopolizes a conversation by not letting others speak.
The word implies taking more than one's fair share: He monopolized her attention all evening.
Tech giants have monopolized the advertising industry.
Control through superior strength
- commandeerSeize for official purposes
- dictateGive orders imperiously
- cornerMeeting point of edges
- seizeTake suddenly, forcibly
capture · grip · stranglehold · chokehold · override · subjugate · suppress · exclude
Hidden accumulated valuables
- stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
- amassCollect in quantity
- accumulateGather gradually
- cornerMeeting point of edges
control · sequester · withhold · deprive · ration · scarcity · shortage · bottleneck
Swine, or monopolize
- dominateControl through superior strength
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- consumeTake in fully
- absorbTake in fully
captivate · demand · claim · spotlight · limelight · grandstand · showboat · upstage
Against corporate market dominance
- cartelPrice-fixing coalition
- oligopolyFew firms dominate market
- trustConfidence in another
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
merger · acquisition · patent · franchise · proprietary · cornering · tycoon · magnate
Legally owned, restricted use
- patentedGranted exclusive manufacturing rights
- soleFoot's bottom surface
- singularOne in number
- licensingGranting official permission
copyright · trademark · restricted · limited · gated · privileged · insider · protectionism
dominate
Control through superior strength
- commandeerSeize for official purposes
- dictateGive orders imperiously
- cornerMeeting point of edges
seize · capture · grip · stranglehold · chokehold · override · subjugate · suppress · exclude · strongarm
hoard
Hidden accumulated valuables
- stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
- amassCollect in quantity
- accumulateGather gradually
corner · control · sequester · withhold · deprive · ration · scarcity · shortage · bottleneck · gatekeep
hog
Swine, or monopolize
absorb · captivate · demand · claim · spotlight · limelight · grandstand · showboat · upstage · airtime
antitrust
Against corporate market dominance
conglomerate · merger · acquisition · patent · franchise · proprietary · cornering · tycoon · magnate
proprietary
Legally owned, restricted use
licensing · copyright · trademark · restricted · limited · gated · privileged · insider · protectionism
monopolizing, monopolized, monopolization, monopolist, monopolizes, monopolise, monopolistic, monopolises, monopolised