commercialize
[kuh-mur-shuh-lahyz]
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
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Contemporary Examples of commercialize
Having received a patent on the technology in 1986, Hull founded 3D Systems to commercialize his discoveries.
Historical Examples of commercialize
It is too myself, like my earlobes and my throat, to commercialize by the day.
I, Mary MacLaneMary MacLane
In 1880 he began to commercialize a two-cycle stationary engine.
Automobile BiographiesLyman Horace Weeks
Early efforts to commercialize waterways materialized in 1790.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of VirginiaDorothy M. Torpey
Money will not tempt him to commercialize his gaiety and regulate it to meet the morbid demands of the interloper.
Europe After 8:15H. 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 8:15H. L. Mencken, George Jean Nathan and Willard Huntington Wright
commercialize
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