monopolizev.

Brit.

/məˈnɒpəlʌɪz/, U.S.

/məˈnɑpəˌlaɪz/

Forms: 1600s– monopolise, 1600s– monopolize.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: monopoly n., monopole n.¹, -ize suffix.

Etymology: < monopoly n. or monopole n.¹ + -ize suffix. Compare Middle French, French monopoliser to conspire (1599 in an isolated attestation), to monopolize (1770), monopoler (now archaic) to conspire (1529), to enjoy a monopoly (mid 16th cent.), Spanish monopolizar (1754). Compare slightly earlier monopolized adj.

a. transitive. To have or obtain the exclusive possession of (a commodity), esp. in relation to trade; to make subject to a monopoly, to control the trade in. Also: to exercise a monopoly in (a trade, area of economic production, etc.).This use tends now to be regarded as a contextual application of sense 1b, and the use with a saleable commodity as object has become rare.In early use frequently from, into the hands of another.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > trading conditions > [verb (transitive)] > restrict use or monopolize

monopolize?1601

hedge1701

?1601 H. Townshend in T. E. Hartley Proc. Parl. Elizabeth I (1995) III. 362 Ther be manye commodityes within this realme which beinge publicque ffor the benefitt of everye particuler subiecte are monopolized by pattent ffrom her Majestie onlye ffor the good and pryvate gayne of one man.

1615 in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 169 The Hollanders would engross this..merchandise, and monopolise it from all mankind.

1626 R. Bernard Isle of Man ii. 200 [Covetousness] hath monopolized commodities into his hands, inhaunced the prizes of things [etc.].

1653 in R. Sanderson Rymer's Fœdera (1735) XX. 644 To endeavour thereby to Monopolize all Trade into your Hands, and to exclude all other Nations.

a1704 T. Brown Walk round London in 3rd Vol. Wks. (1708) iii. 54 Another [man]..marches from one side of the Ward to another, as if he was just going to the Exchange, to monopolize the Commodities of both the Indies.

1783 J. O. Justamond tr. G. T. F. Raynal Philos. Hist. Europeans in Indies (new ed.) I. 144 The Arabians..repaired in crowds to these celebrated islands, the productions of which they had already monopolized.

1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. iv. vii. 254 If the trade..was monopolized and engrossed by a combination.

1854 C. D. Badham Prose Halieutics 470 The Emperor of all the Russias used to monopolize the acipenser helops..to supply himself..with..caviare.

1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 27 Those who monopolised the commerce of the countries where alone the citron tree grows.

1879 H. George Progress & Poverty (1881) vi. ii. 295 Land..the source of all wealth and the field of all labor, is monopolized.

1949 H. A. R. Gibb Mohammedanism ii. 24 A busy and wealthy commercial town, almost monopolizing the entrepôt trade between the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean.

1995 Guardian 28 Jan. (Weekend Suppl.) 31/4 Before..the development of commercial lager brewing with the aid of refrigeration, wheat beers were monopolised by the Bavarian royal family and their circle.

b. transitive. In extended use: to obtain or claim exclusive possession or control of (a subject, area of influence, etc.); to exclude others from or dominate (conversation, attention, etc.); to get or keep entirely to oneself; to take or use the greater share of.In early use sometimes to oneself, away from another.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > have or possess [verb (transitive)] > have exclusive possession of

to make a monopoly of1576

engross1598

monopolize1628

1628 W. Prynne Briefe Suruay Mr. Cozens To Commons sig. ¶4^v The enuious..Cauils of some peeuish Diuines, who would monopolize Diuinity to themselues alone.

1656 A. Cowley Anacreontics vii Gold alone does Passion move, Gold monopolizes Love.

1659 T. Pecke Parnassi Puerperium 38 Nor shall mute Fish, the Sea Monopolize.

1668 R. Steele Husbandmans Calling x. §4. 250 When you suffer the world to monopolize your hearts from God, then the right use of the world is perverted.

a1714 M. Henry Layman's Reasons in Wks. (1853) II. 549/1 I cannot monopolize the Church; it is narrow enough, I dare not make it narrower.

1763 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting III. i. 42 Descamps says, that Lely growing jealous of Roestraten, proposed to him a partition of the art; portraits were to be monopolized by Lely.

1778 F. Burney Evelina I. vi. 19 She is a little angel! I cannot wonder that you sought to monopolize her.

1861 F. Metcalfe Oxonian in Iceland (1867) vii. 114 A title now monopolized in England by Knights and Baronets.

1886 Sketches Acad. Life 62 Dr. Johnson was allowed to monopolise conversation as he did, because his sagacity was admitted to be enormous.

1915 V. Woolf Voy. Out ix. 130 I did not realise that I was monopolising the paper.

1959 R. Lardner Best Short Stories III. 57 And now we'd better join the ladies or my wife will say I'm monopolizing you.

2000 Times 3 Aug. ii. 12/2 This mega information superhighway would initially be monopolised by scientists working on vast information-processing projects.

2. intransitive. To have or operate a monopoly; to have exclusive possession or control. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > trading conditions > [verb (intransitive)] > have monopoly

monopolize1622

1622 F. Bacon Hist. Raigne Henry VII 163 There passed a Law..for Monopolizing and exacting vpon the Trade.

1714 C. Johnson Country Lasses i. i London,..Satan's chief residence: he picks up a vagabond soul or two now and then with us, but he monopolizes there.

1940 H. G. Wells Babes in Darkling Wood ii. i. 125 They must not attempt either to monopolise or possess.

3. transitive. To be the only product, have no competition or rival in (a market, trade, etc.).

ΚΠ

1937 H. Barron Mod. Rubber Chem. v. 55 Since the beginning of this century smoked sheet and pale crêpe have virtually monopolised the field of raw rubber as raw materials for manufacture.

1958 A. Herzka & J. Pickthall Pressurized Packaging (Aerosols) iv. 78 Aluminium dispensers..monopolized the British market until the advent of the all-tinplate dispenser in 1955.

1983 Times 13 Aug. 3/4 The two intense sweeteners, aspartame and acesulfame K, will receive most public attention as their manufacturers fight for the large market now monopolized by saccharin.

1997 J. Williams Money iv. 106 Austrian thalers..were now monopolising European trade with the East.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monopolize
释义	monopolizev. Brit. /məˈnɒpəlʌɪz/, U.S. /məˈnɑpəˌlaɪz/ Forms: 1600s– monopolise, 1600s– monopolize. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: monopoly n., monopole n.¹, -ize suffix. Etymology: < monopoly n. or monopole n.¹ + -ize suffix. Compare Middle French, French monopoliser to conspire (1599 in an isolated attestation), to monopolize (1770), monopoler (now archaic) to conspire (1529), to enjoy a monopoly (mid 16th cent.), Spanish monopolizar (1754). Compare slightly earlier monopolized adj. 1. a. transitive. To have or obtain the exclusive possession of (a commodity), esp. in relation to trade; to make subject to a monopoly, to control the trade in. Also: to exercise a monopoly in (a trade, area of economic production, etc.).This use tends now to be regarded as a contextual application of sense 1b, and the use with a saleable commodity as object has become rare.In early use frequently from, into the hands of another. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading conditions > [verb (transitive)] > restrict use or monopolize monopolize?1601 hedge1701 ?1601 H. Townshend in T. E. Hartley Proc. Parl. Elizabeth I (1995) III. 362 Ther be manye commodityes within this realme which beinge publicque ffor the benefitt of everye particuler subiecte are monopolized by pattent ffrom her Majestie onlye ffor the good and pryvate gayne of one man. 1615 in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 169 The Hollanders would engross this..merchandise, and monopolise it from all mankind. 1626 R. Bernard Isle of Man ii. 200 [Covetousness] hath monopolized commodities into his hands, inhaunced the prizes of things [etc.]. 1653 in R. Sanderson Rymer's Fœdera (1735) XX. 644 To endeavour thereby to Monopolize all Trade into your Hands, and to exclude all other Nations. a1704 T. Brown Walk round London in 3rd Vol. Wks. (1708) iii. 54 Another [man]..marches from one side of the Ward to another, as if he was just going to the Exchange, to monopolize the Commodities of both the Indies. 1783 J. O. Justamond tr. G. T. F. Raynal Philos. Hist. Europeans in Indies (new ed.) I. 144 The Arabians..repaired in crowds to these celebrated islands, the productions of which they had already monopolized. 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. iv. vii. 254 If the trade..was monopolized and engrossed by a combination. 1854 C. D. Badham Prose Halieutics 470 The Emperor of all the Russias used to monopolize the acipenser helops..to supply himself..with..caviare. 1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 27 Those who monopolised the commerce of the countries where alone the citron tree grows. 1879 H. George Progress & Poverty (1881) vi. ii. 295 Land..the source of all wealth and the field of all labor, is monopolized. 1949 H. A. R. Gibb Mohammedanism ii. 24 A busy and wealthy commercial town, almost monopolizing the entrepôt trade between the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean. 1995 Guardian 28 Jan. (Weekend Suppl.) 31/4 Before..the development of commercial lager brewing with the aid of refrigeration, wheat beers were monopolised by the Bavarian royal family and their circle. b. transitive. In extended use: to obtain or claim exclusive possession or control of (a subject, area of influence, etc.); to exclude others from or dominate (conversation, attention, etc.); to get or keep entirely to oneself; to take or use the greater share of.In early use sometimes to oneself, away from another. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > have or possess [verb (transitive)] > have exclusive possession of to make a monopoly of1576 engross1598 monopolize1628 1628 W. Prynne Briefe Suruay Mr. Cozens To Commons sig. ¶4^v The enuious..Cauils of some peeuish Diuines, who would monopolize Diuinity to themselues alone. 1656 A. Cowley Anacreontics vii Gold alone does Passion move, Gold monopolizes Love. 1659 T. Pecke Parnassi Puerperium 38 Nor shall mute Fish, the Sea Monopolize. 1668 R. Steele Husbandmans Calling x. §4. 250 When you suffer the world to monopolize your hearts from God, then the right use of the world is perverted. a1714 M. Henry Layman's Reasons in Wks. (1853) II. 549/1 I cannot monopolize the Church; it is narrow enough, I dare not make it narrower. 1763 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting III. i. 42 Descamps says, that Lely growing jealous of Roestraten, proposed to him a partition of the art; portraits were to be monopolized by Lely. 1778 F. Burney Evelina I. vi. 19 She is a little angel! I cannot wonder that you sought to monopolize her. 1861 F. Metcalfe Oxonian in Iceland (1867) vii. 114 A title now monopolized in England by Knights and Baronets. 1886 Sketches Acad. Life 62 Dr. Johnson was allowed to monopolise conversation as he did, because his sagacity was admitted to be enormous. 1915 V. Woolf Voy. Out ix. 130 I did not realise that I was monopolising the paper. 1959 R. Lardner Best Short Stories III. 57 And now we'd better join the ladies or my wife will say I'm monopolizing you. 2000 Times 3 Aug. ii. 12/2 This mega information superhighway would initially be monopolised by scientists working on vast information-processing projects. 2. intransitive. To have or operate a monopoly; to have exclusive possession or control. rare. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading conditions > [verb (intransitive)] > have monopoly monopolize1622 1622 F. Bacon Hist. Raigne Henry VII 163 There passed a Law..for Monopolizing and exacting vpon the Trade. 1714 C. Johnson Country Lasses i. i London,..Satan's chief residence: he picks up a vagabond soul or two now and then with us, but he monopolizes there. 1940 H. G. Wells Babes in Darkling Wood ii. i. 125 They must not attempt either to monopolise or possess. 3. transitive. To be the only product, have no competition or rival in (a market, trade, etc.). ΚΠ 1937 H. Barron Mod. Rubber Chem. v. 55 Since the beginning of this century smoked sheet and pale crêpe have virtually monopolised the field of raw rubber as raw materials for manufacture. 1958 A. Herzka & J. Pickthall Pressurized Packaging (Aerosols) iv. 78 Aluminium dispensers..monopolized the British market until the advent of the all-tinplate dispenser in 1955. 1983 Times 13 Aug. 3/4 The two intense sweeteners, aspartame and acesulfame K, will receive most public attention as their manufacturers fight for the large market now monopolized by saccharin. 1997 J. Williams Money iv. 106 Austrian thalers..were now monopolising European trade with the East. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.?1601
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