Monopolize vs Exclusive - What's the difference?
monopolize | exclusive |
(senseid)To have a monopoly on something
(senseid)To dominate or to get total control of something by excluding everyone else
::* "Teachers try not to let any one student monopolize a class discussion. "
(literally) Excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.
(figuratively) Referring to a membership organisation, service or product: of high quality and/or reknown, for superior members only. A snobbish usage, suggesting that members who do not meet requirements, which may be financial, of celebrity, religion, skin colour etc., are excluded.
exclusionary
whole, undivided, entire
Information (or an artefact) that is granted or obtained exclusively.
(grammar) A word or phrase that restricts something, such as only'', ''solely'', or ''simply .
As a verb monopolize
is (senseid)to have a monopoly on something.As an adjective exclusive is
(literally) excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.As a noun exclusive is
information (or an artefact) that is granted or obtained exclusively.monopolize
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Alternative forms
* monopoliseVerb
(monopoliz)Synonyms
* hog * corner * take over * dominateexclusive
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Exclusive''' clubs tend to serve ' exclusive brands of food and drinks, in the same exorbitant price range, such as the 'finest' French châteaux.
- ''The teacher's pet commands the teacher's exclusive attention.
Antonyms
* inclusive * non-exclusiveDerived terms
* exclusively * exclusiveness * exclusive or * exclusive right * exclusivity * mutually exclusiveNoun
(en noun)- ''The editor agreed to keep a lid on a potentially distastrous political scoop in exchange for an exclusive of a happier nature