monopolize

Main Entry:
monopolize [muh-nop-uh-lahyz]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: dominate, control
Synonyms: absorb, acquire, bogart, consume, copyright, corner, corner the market, devour, employ, engross, exclude, exercise control, have, hog, hold, keep to oneself, lock up, manage, own, own exclusively, patent, possess, restrain, sew up, sit on, syndicate, take over, take up, use, utilize
Antonyms: distribute, scatter, share
Main Entry: consume
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: use up
Synonyms: absorb, apply, avail oneself of, deplete, devour, dissipate, dominate, drain, drivel, eat up, employ, engross, exhaust, expend, finish, finish up, fritter away, frivol away, go, go through, have recourse to, lavish, lessen, monopolize, obsess, preoccupy, profit by, put away, put to use, run out of, run through, spend, squander, throw away, trifle, utilize, vanish, wash up, waste, wear out
Antonyms: accumulate, collect, gather, neglect, not use, store
Main Entry: control
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: curb, hold back
Synonyms: adjust, awe, bridle, check, collect, compose, constrain, contain, cool, corner, cow, limit, monopolize, quell, regulate, rein in, repress, restrain, simmer down, smother, subdue
Antonyms: chance, jump in, let go, risk, rush
Main Entry: dominate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: govern, rule
Synonyms: boss, call the shots, command, control, detract from, dictate, direct, domineer, eclipse, handle, have one's way, have upper hand, head, hold sway over, influence, keep under thumb, lay down the law, lead, lead by the nose, manage, monopolize, outshine, overbear, overrule, overshadow, play first fiddle, predominate, preponderate, prevail, prevail over, reign, rule the roost, run, run the show, sit on top of, subject, subjugate, superabound, sway, tyrannize
Antonyms: follow, go along, submit, surrender, yield
Main Entry: engage
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: occupy oneself; engross
Synonyms: absorb, allure, arrest, bewitch, busy, captivate, catch, charm, draw, embark on, employ, enamor, enchant, enter into, enthrall, fascinate, give a try, give a whirl, go for broke, go in for, go out for, grip*, have a fling at, have a go at, have a shot at, imbue, immerse, interest, involve, join, keep busy, monopolize, partake, participate, pitch in, practice, preengage, preoccupy, set about, soak, tackle*, take part, tie up, try on for size, undertake
Antonyms: decline, refuse, reject, shun
Main Entry: engross
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: hold one's attention
Synonyms: absorb, apply, arrest, assimilate, attract, be hung, become lost, bewitch, busy, captivate, consume, corner, engage, engulf, enrapture, enthrall, fascinate, fill, grip, hog, immerse, involve, monopolize, occupy, preoccupy, sew up, soak, take up, up on
Antonyms: forget, ignore, reject, repulse, turn off
Main Entry: hog
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: be selfish
Synonyms: be greedy, gobble up, grab all of, have all to oneself, monopolize
Notes: swine is the collective (and ancestral) term for domesticated pigs and hogs; a hog is 120 pounds and ready for market, a pig is immature and weighs less
Main Entry: occupy
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: be busy with
Synonyms: absorb, amuse, attend, be active with, be concerned with, busy, divert, employ, engage, engross, entertain, fill, hold attention, immerse, interest, involve, keep busy, monopolize, preoccupy, soak, take up, tie up, utilize
Antonyms: be inactive, be lazy, idle
Main Entry: forestall
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: keep from happening
Synonyms: anticipate, avert, delay, deter, hinder, monopolize, preclude, preoccupy, prevent, thwart
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