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commonize
[ kom-uh-nahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to cause to be shared, done, used, etc., in common among members of a group:
A commission was established to commonize vehicle regulations across Europe so as to standardize best practices.
Commonize the way members of your organization develop solutions.
- to treat as ordinary or common and therefore unremarkable or unimportant:
Don’t commonize your achievements.
You're commonizing and trivializing activity that is clearly a serious crime.
- to cause (cost, risk, resources, etc.) to be shared with or by the public:
These corporations have found a way to commonize costs while privatizing profit.
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Other Words From
- com·mon·i·za·tion [kom-, uh, -nahy-, zey, -sh, uh, n]; especially British, com·mon·i·sa·tion noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of commonize1
First recorded in 1700–10; common ( def ) + -ize ( def )
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