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commercialize

[ kuh-mur-shuh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, com·mer·cial·ized, com·mer·cial·iz·ing.
  1. to make commercial in character, methods, or spirit.
  2. to emphasize the profitable aspects of, especially at the expense of quality:

    to commercialize one's artistic talent.

  3. to offer for sale; make available as a commodity.


commercialize

/ kəˈmɜːʃəˌlaɪz /

verb

  1. to make commercial in aim, methods, or character
  2. to exploit for profit, esp at the expense of quality
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • comˌmercialiˈzation, noun
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Other Words From

  • com·mer·cial·i·za·tion [k, uh, -mur-sh, uh, l-, uh, -, zey, -sh, uh, n], noun
  • com·mer·cial·iz·er noun
  • de·com·mer·cial·i·za·tion noun
  • de·com·mer·cial·ize verb (used with object) decommercialized decommercializing
  • o·ver·com·mer·cial·i·za·tion noun
  • o·ver·com·mer·cial·ize verb (used with object) overcommercialized overcommercializing
  • qua·si-com·mer·cial·ized adjective
  • un·com·mer·cial·ized adjective
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Word History and Origins

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Example Sentences

The researchers are creating a startup to commercialize this technology.

It is the only aspect of the Olympics that needn’t be politicized or commercialized.

When the pair first conceived the idea of Summer School, they wanted to bring an experience outside of the commercialized festivals that dominate the current landscape.

Mr. McDonnell, who is the chief operations officer of a nonprofit organization that helps people with disabilities, has no desire to compete with professional brewers — or to commercialize his own concoction.

If they can be scaled up and commercialized, the authors argue, the new filters could sharply reduce the cost of turning wastewater into safe drinking water.

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