monopolise

Questions about monopolise

What does monopolise mean?

monopolise means "have and control fully and exclusively". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in monopolise?

monopolise has 4 syllables: mo-no-po-lise. The stress falls on "no".

What is another word for monopolise?

Close synonyms include monopolize, monopolize. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is monopolise a common word?

monopolise is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.