D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Monopolize

/mən-äp'-əl-īzˌ/ · Mo·nop·o·lize · IPA /məˈnɒpəlʌɪz/
01 v. t. 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 who…
imp. & p. p. Monopolized; p. pr. & vb. n. Monopolizing
  1. 1.
    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.