- commodify
- commodify 1971, back formation from COMMODIFICATION (Cf. commodification). Related: Commodified; commodifying.
Etymology dictionary. 2014.
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commodify — [kə mäd′ə fī΄] vt. commodified, commodifying to treat as or make into a mere commodity to be bought and sold or to be used in selling something else [an automobile ad campaign that commodifies the American dream] commodification [kə mäd΄əfi… … Universalium
commodify — ► VERB (commodifies, commodified) ▪ turn into or treat as a mere commodity. DERIVATIVES commodification noun … English terms dictionary
commodify — [kə mäd′ə fī΄] vt. commodified, commodifying to treat as or make into a mere commodity to be bought and sold or to be used in selling something else [an automobile ad campaign that commodifies the American dream] commodification [kə mäd΄əfi… … English World dictionary
commodify — /kəˈmɒdəfaɪ/ (say kuh moduhfuy) verb (t) (commodified, commodifying) to view (something) as if it were a marketable commodity, especially something previously thought to be beyond price: to commodify the marriage state …
commodify — transitive verb ( fied; fying) Date: 1982 to turn (as an intrinsic value or a work of art) into a commodity • commodification noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
commodify — verb To make something into a commodity, sometimes at the expense of its intrinsic value. Syn: commoditize See Also: decommodify … Wiktionary
commodify — v. turn something into a commodity, make something into merchandise … English contemporary dictionary
commodify — [kə mɒdɪfʌɪ] verb (commodifies, commodifying, commodified) turn into or treat as a mere commodity. Derivatives commodification noun … English new terms dictionary
commodify — com·mod·i·fy … English syllables
commodify — … Useful english dictionary
