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commodify

[ kuh-mod-uh-fahy ]
/ kəˈmɒd əˌfaɪ /
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verb (used with object), com·mod·i·fied, com·mod·i·fy·ing.
to turn into a commodity; make commercial.
to treat as if a commodity.
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Also com·mod·i·tize [kuh-mod-uh-tahyz] /kəˈmɒd əˌtaɪz/ .

Origin of commodify

First recorded in 1975–80; commod(ity) + -ify

OTHER WORDS FROM commodify

com·mod·i·fi·a·ble [kuh-mod-uh-fahy-uh-buhl], /kəˌmɒd əˈfaɪ ə bəl/, adjectivecom·mod·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for commodify

commodify
/ (kəˈmɒdɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied
(tr) to treat (something) inappropriately as if it can be acquired or marketed like other commoditiesyou can't commodify art

Derived forms of commodify

commodification, noun
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