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monopolized

monopolized is the simple past and past participle of monopolize.

Meaning of monopolize

Verb

monopolize (third-person singular simple present monopolizes, present participle monopolizing, simple past and past participle monopolized)

  1. (transitive) To have a monopoly on something.
  2. (transitive) To dominate or to get total control of something by excluding everyone else.
    • Teachers try not to let any one student monopolize a class discussion.

Questions about monopolized

What is monopolized the simple past and past participle of?
Monopolized is the simple past and past participle of monopolize.

Words near monopolized in the dictionary

  1. monopolizability
  2. monopolizable
  3. monopolization
  4. monopolizations
  5. monopolize
  6. monopolized
  7. monopolizer
  8. monopolizers
  9. monopolizes
  10. monopolizing
  11. monopolous

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