demonopolize
demonopolize · demonopolizes · demonopolized · demonopolizing
To break up, sometimes by privatizing a previously nationalized industryTo break up (a monopoly), sometimes by privatizing a previously nationalized industry.
Meaning
1 sensesTo break up (a monopoly), sometimes by privatizing a previously nationalized industry.
Origin
From de- + monopolize.From de- + monopolize.
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Forms
demonopolizes, demonopolizing, demonopolized, demonopolized| Base form | demonopolize · to demonopolize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | demonopolizes |
| Present participle | demonopolizing |
| Past simple | demonopolized |
| Past participle | demonopolized |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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