commercialize

[kuh-mur-shuh-lahyz]

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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.

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

Origin of commercialize

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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Examples from the Web for commercialize

Contemporary Examples

Having received a patent on the technology in 1986, Hull founded 3D Systems to commercialize his discoveries.
Pioneers in Printing
The Daily Beast
October 21, 2014

Historical Examples

It is too myself, like my earlobes and my throat, to commercialize by the day.
I, Mary MacLane
Mary MacLane
In 1880 he began to commercialize a two-cycle stationary engine.
Automobile Biographies
Lyman Horace Weeks
Early efforts to commercialize waterways materialized in 1790.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia
Dorothy M. Torpey
Money will not tempt him to commercialize his gaiety and regulate it to meet the morbid demands of the interloper.
Europe After 8:15
H. L. Mencken, George Jean Nathan and Willard Huntington Wright
The Austrians do not commercialize their pleasure in the hope of wheedling dollars from American pockets.
Europe After 8:15
H. L. Mencken, George Jean Nathan and Willard Huntington Wright

British Dictionary definitions for commercialize

commercialize

commercialise

verb (tr)

to make commercial in aim, methods, or character
to exploit for profit, esp at the expense of quality

Derived Formscommercialization or commercialisation, noun

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Word Origin and History for commercialize

v.

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

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Examples from the Web for commercialize

Contemporary Examples

Having received a patent on the technology in 1986, Hull founded 3D Systems to commercialize his discoveries.

Historical Examples

It is too myself, like my earlobes and my throat, to commercialize by the day.

In 1880 he began to commercialize a two-cycle stationary engine.

Early efforts to commercialize waterways materialized in 1790.

Money will not tempt him to commercialize his gaiety and regulate it to meet the morbid demands of the interloper.

The Austrians do not commercialize their pleasure in the hope of wheedling dollars from American pockets.

commercialize

commercialise

Word Origin and History for commercialize

v.

Origin of commercialize