)1 verb COMM, ECON in commerce TRANSITIVEmonaplaigh verbthey monopolise the markettá monoplacht acu ar an margadh2 verb take too much of TRANSITIVEthe meetings are being monopolised by a minoritytá greim ag mionlach ar na cruinnithe, tá monoplacht ag mionlach ar na cruinnitheshe monopolised the conversationise a rinne an chuid is mó den chaint sa chomhrá