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monopolize.

To have a monopoly on something.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/məˈnɒpəlʌɪz/
  1. To have a monopoly on something.

    transitive
  2. To dominate or to get total control of something by excluding everyone else.

    transitive
    Teachers try not to let any one student monopolize a class discussion.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English monopoly Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English monopolize From monopoly + -ize.

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