commodify
[ kuh-mod-uh-fahy ]
verb (used with object),com·mod·i·fied, com·mod·i·fy·ing.
to turn into a commodity; make commercial.
to treat as if a commodity.
Origin of commodify
1First recorded in 1975–80; commod(ity) + -ify
- Also com·mod·i·tize [kuh-mod-uh-tahyz] /kəˈmɒd əˌtaɪz/ .
Other words from commodify
- com·mod·i·fi·a·ble [kuh-mod-uh-fahy-uh-buhl], /kəˌmɒd əˈfaɪ ə bəl/, adjective
- com·mod·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
Words Nearby commodify
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How to use commodify in a sentence
Stafford proposes an alternate viewpoint: "the Biblical mandate is to care for creation, not to commodify and exploit it."
Can God Make a Planet so Perfect He Can't Warm it Up? | Noah Kristula-Green | March 19, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe professor's second point is less tangible: She believes it's dangerous to commodify the human body.
British Dictionary definitions for commodify
commodify
/ (kəˈmɒdɪˌfaɪ) /
verb-fies, -fying or -fied
(tr) to treat (something) inappropriately as if it can be acquired or marketed like other commodities: you can't commodify art
Derived forms of commodify
- commodification, noun
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