commodify

== English == === Etymology === From commodity + -ify. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəˈmɒ.dɪ.faɪ/ (General American) IPA(key): /kəˈmɑ.dɪ.faɪ/ === Verb === commodify (third-person singular simple present commodifies, present participle commodifying, simple past and past participle commodified) (transitive) To make something into a commodity, sometimes at the expense of its intrinsic value. ==== Usage notes ==== Sometimes used interchangeably with commoditize, sometimes distinguished to have a sense of “non-commercial good becoming commercial”; see usage notes at commodity. ==== Synonyms ==== commercialize commoditize ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== decommodify ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === commodification on Wikipedia.Wikipedia