commercialize
[ kuh-mur-shuh-lahyz ]
/ kəˈmɜr ʃəˌlaɪz /
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verb (used with object), com·mer·cial·ized, com·mer·cial·iz·ing.
to make commercial in character, methods, or spirit.
to emphasize the profitable aspects of, especially at the expense of quality: to commercialize one's artistic talent.
to offer for sale; make available as a commodity.
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Also especially British, com·mer·cial·ise .
Origin of commercialize
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How to use commercialize in a sentence
However commercialised Paris might become, you could not cheapen the environs of Notre Dame!
Greenwich Village|Anna Alice ChapinBetween its two wide rolling rivers, under a line of heights, it has somewhat the aspect of an enormous commercialised Florence.
Another Sheaf|John GalsworthyAnd with just this sort of thing, our army of commercialised writers and dramatists and editors has kept him constantly supplied.
The Best Short Stories of 1919|Various
British Dictionary definitions for commercialize
commercialize
commercialise
/ (kəˈmɜːʃəˌlaɪz) /
verb (tr)
to make commercial in aim, methods, or character
to exploit for profit, esp at the expense of quality
Derived forms of commercialize
commercialization or commercialisation, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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