(~s, monopolizing, ~d)
Note: in BRIT, also use 'monopolise'
1.
If you say that someone ~s something, you mean that they have a very large share of it and prevent other people from having a share.
They are controlling so much cocoa that they are virtually monopolizing the market...
Johnson, as usual, ~d the conversation.
VERB: V n, V n
monopolization
...the monopolization of a market by a single supplier.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N of n
2.
If something or someone ~s you, they demand a lot of your time and attention, so that there is very little time left for anything or anyone else.
He would ~ her totally, to the exclusion of her brothers and sisters.
VERB: V n