commonize

[ kom-uh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object)

1. to cause to be shared, done, used, etc., in common among members of a group:

   A commission was established to commonize vehicle regulations across Europe so as to standardize best practices.

   Commonize the way members of your organization develop solutions.

2. to treat as ordinary or common and therefore unremarkable or unimportant:

   Don’t commonize your achievements.

   You're commonizing and trivializing activity that is clearly a serious crime.

3. to cause (cost, risk, resources, etc.) to be shared with or by the public:

   These corporations have found a way to commonize costs while privatizing profit.

Other Words From

• com·mon·i·za·tion [kom-, uh, -nahy-, zey, -sh, uh, n]; especially British, com·mon·i·sa·tion noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of commonize¹

First recorded in 1700–10; common ( def ) + -ize ( def )

Example Sentences

Each brand has their own customer target, but we find ways to commonize 90 percent and get the synergies through 6, 7, 8 million vehicles that we’re going to build on only four platforms.

From The Verge

Because really, the things that need to be common don’t really make a difference to the customer, and we can commonize them.

From The Verge

“Part of our strategy is to commonize electrified parts across platforms to spread out our investments,” said Gray, while declining to provide investment figures.

From Forbes

Didn't mind it so much afore, but now we'se got to 'commonize.

From Project Gutenberg

Any dressing of my head would commonize the whole thing.

From Project Gutenberg