Monopolized

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Monopolize \Mo*nop"o*lize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Monopolized};
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Monopolizing}.] [From {Monopoly}.]
     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.


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