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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.
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Also especially British, com·mer·cial·ise.

Origin of commercialize

commercial + -ize
Related formscom·mer·cial·i·za·tion, nouncom·mer·cial·iz·er, nounde·com·mer·cial·i·za·tion, nounde·com·mer·cial·ize, verb (used with object), de·com·mer·cial·ized, de·com·mer·cial·iz·ing.o·ver·com·mer·cial·i·za·tion, nouno·ver·com·mer·cial·ize, verb (used with object), o·ver·com·mer·cial·ized, o·ver·com·mer·cial·iz·ing.qua·si-com·mer·cial·ized, adjectiveun·com·mer·cial·ized, adjective
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Historical Examples of commercialised

  • And 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

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British Dictionary definitions for commercialised

commercialize

commercialise

verb (tr)
  1. to make commercial in aim, methods, or character
  2. to exploit for profit, esp at the expense of quality
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Derived Formscommercialization or commercialisation, noun
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Word Origin and History for commercialised

commercialize

v.

1830, from commercial (adj.) + -ize. Related: Commercialized; commercializing.

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