monopolize

1. (transitive)To have a monopoly on something.

   monopolisieren

   монополизи́роватьmonopolizírovatʹ

   have or exploit a monopoly of

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.

   monopolisieren, beherrschen

1. Don't let the children monopolize the television.

   deLass den Kindern nicht das Monopol auf den Fernseher.

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2. Don't you just hate the way Tom always monopolizes the conversation?

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3. They have monopolized the public opinion.

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4. They monopolized the supply market and drastically raised prices.

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5. I'm opposed to political power being monopolized within a clique.

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