commodify

or com·mod·i·tize

[kuh-mod-uh-fahy]

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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.

Related formscom·mod·i·fi·a·ble, adjectivecom·mod·i·fi·ca·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for commodification

Contemporary Examples

But their relationship illuminates two bigger problems within our culture: oversharing and commodification.
Welcome to Generation Overshare: Lena Dunham, Taylor Swift, and the Politics of Self-Disclosure
Marlow Stern
November 6, 2014
But the real issues at hand are oversharing and commodification.
Welcome to Generation Overshare: Lena Dunham, Taylor Swift, and the Politics of Self-Disclosure
Marlow Stern
November 6, 2014
True, Smith and Saltz are commenting on an especially egregious instance of commodification.
The Myth of the Tortured Artist
Shane McAdams
January 4, 2014
Great strides have been made in the commodification of lust and love.
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James Poulos
January 2, 2014
The "cute" betrays our sickened, sugar-happy relationship to the commodification of everything.
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October 23, 2012

British Dictionary definitions for commodification

commodify

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 Formscommodification, noun

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Word Origin and History for commodification

n.

1968, from commodity + -fication. Originally in Marxist political theory, "the assignment of a market value," often to some quality or material the user of the word feels would be better without it.

commodify

v.

1971, back-formation from commodification. Related: Commodified; commodifying.

commodify

or com·mod·i·tize

Examples from the Web for commodification

Contemporary Examples

But their relationship illuminates two bigger problems within our culture: oversharing and commodification.

But the real issues at hand are oversharing and commodification.

True, Smith and Saltz are commenting on an especially egregious instance of commodification.

Great strides have been made in the commodification of lust and love.

The "cute" betrays our sickened, sugar-happy relationship to the commodification of everything.

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