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[ verb ] control fully and exclusively
Synonyms Examples "He monopolizes the laser printer" Used in print (Clement Greenberg, "Collage" in his Art and...)Flatness may now monopolize everything , but it is a flatness become so ambiguous and expanded as to turn_into illusion itself - at_least an optical if_not , properly_speaking , a pictorial illusion . |
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[ verb ] have or exploit a monopoly of
Synonyms Examples "OPEC wants to monopolize oil" Used in print (U.S. Reports. Volume 366. Cases Adjudged in the...)The latter provisions proscribe any contract , combination , or conspiracy in restraint of interstate or foreign trade , and monopolization of , or attempts , combinations , or conspiracies to monopolize , such trade . Thus , a finding of conspiracy to restrain trade or attempt to monopolize was excluded from the Court 's decision . Related terms |
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