Monopolise

mon-op′o-līz, v.t. to obtain po e ion of anything so as to be the only seller or sharer of it: in engro the whole of.— ns. Monop′oliser , Monop′olist .— adj. Mono polis′tic .— n. Monop′oly , the sole power of dealing in anything: exclusive command or po e ion: ( law ) a grant from the crown to an individual for the sole right to deal in anything. [L. monopolium —Gr. monos , alone, pōlein , to sell.]