monopolize

monopolize the conduct of affairs

monopolize the production of cigarettes

consumed with jealousy.See Synonyms at monopolize

A great novel engrosses the reader.See Synonyms at monopolize

Sophie monopolized the guest of honour for most of the evening.

desirable housing monopolized by the wealthy;

This company has monopolized the cigarette industry.

the bigger clubs monopolize the most profitable sponsorships and TV deals.

I know this book has been monopolizing my time, and you feel overworked and undervalued.

B) All attempts to monopolize sales must be cracked down.

Look, I know I made you stay, Frost, but you cannot monopolize the conversation.

They've said they're successful because of their usefulness and popularity, not because they're trying to monopolize their industry.

Since the U.S. left Iraq, the Shia prime minister Nouri al-Maliki has monopolized power and discriminated against Sunnis wherever possible.

They were rich because they monopolized the production of plutonium.

And he manipulated me and he monopolized me.

Probably it would be hard for you to get control of any of the great railroad systems; that field is pretty well monopolized.

The only hope is in the release of the forces which philanthropic trust presidents want to monopolize.

And energy sources monopolize the space they occupy to very different extents.