commercialize
verb (used with object)
to make commercial in character, methods, or spirit.
commercialized
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past participleof commercialize.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof commercialize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
Example Sentences
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“But that’s not what’s being commercialized by the rest of the industry.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
The company’s Digit humanoid robot—featured in this WSJ dispatch from a South Carolina car-parts factory—is of course not the only commercialized product of its kind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
If the technology is commercialized, a single programmable optical chip could perform several tasks, including controlling signal speed and switching between different functions.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
“I didn’t love it as much as the other because of the commercialized feeling of it, and just the fact it never felt you were alone in Yosemite,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
When it comes to money, the question isn’t whether human tissues and tissue research will be commercialized.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
