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COMMERCIALIZE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they commercialize ... he / she / it commercializes
Past simple: commercialized
Past participle: commercialized
-ing form: commercializing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make commercial
Example:
Some Amish people have commercialized their way of life
Synonyms:
commercialise; commercialize; market
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "commercialize" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Domain category:
commerce; commercialism; mercantilism (transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
commercialization (the act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Exploit for maximal profit, usually by sacrificing quality
Example:
The hotel owners are commercializing the beaches
Classified under:
Hypernyms (to "commercialize" is one way to...):
exploit; tap (draw from; make good use of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
