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to commercialize

to commercialize

18 6.7
To make something for sale or use it mainly to make money
  • verb
  • /kəˈmɜːrʃəˌlaɪz/
  • US
translation icon : comercializar
  • In order to survive in the market, many artists feel pressure to commercialize their work and lose its original charm.
  • commercialize technology
  • commercialize a product
  • commercialize innovation

So he wanted to commercialize it, and I'm not really big on that.

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Examples

  • Automakers, energy and technology providers, along with government agencies are voluntarily working together to commercialize the fuel cell for cars and buses.

    Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006)

  • Let me have an exclusive worldwide license to commercialize it and then you'll have a financial reward if we do well.

    Evan Carmichael

  • The patent holder is then free to commercialize a product based on the material.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The principal barrier the project faced was insufficient national capacity to commercialize a new technology.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Today, the universities are moving rapidly to commercialize their instructional activities in much the same way.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The Weslaco scientists are seeking corporate partners to commercialize their citrus treatments.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Until now, however, thermal problems have stymied attempts to commercialize high-performance chip stacks.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Our system can be commercialized within six months, and with a working beta product and your company's backing, we can expect to sign one, maybe two of the incumbents.

    The Butterfly Effect 2 (2006)

  • The company decided to commercialize their innovative software to reach a wider audience.

  • After years of research, the scientists were finally able to commercialize their groundbreaking discovery.

Synonyms

to market
vsto commercialize
172 2.8

To try to sell a product or service to people

involves making something for sale with profit focus and possible loss of values
to commodify
vsto commercialize
3 8.0

To make something into a product people can buy, taking away its special meaning

focuses on running it mainly for profit and may lose original values
to commoditize
vsto commercialize
  • Specialized
3 7.3

To make a product or service common and like others so it loses value

aims to sell or operate mainly for profit rather than standardize offerings

Antonyms

to preserve
496 3.4

To keep people and things safe from harm or change

How Commercial

to monetize
  • Texting
19 5.4
to commercialize
  • US
18 6.7
to market
172 2.8
to sell
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

commercialize infinitive
commercialized past
commercialized past participle
commercializing present participle
commercializes third person singular

Morphology

commercialize = commercial (transparent) = commercial + ize

Formed by adding the productive verb-forming suffix '-ize' to the adjective 'commercial', yielding a predictable meaning 'to make or render commercial'.

Etymology

The word commercialize comes from the word commerce meaning 'trade' or 'buying and selling', and the ending -ize meaning 'to make' or 'to turn into'. So, to commercialize something is to turn it into a product or business to sell, which is why people say art or events can lose their original character when they are commercialized.