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单词 commodify
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commodify

[ kuh-mod-uh-fahy ]
/ kəˈmɒd əˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object), com·mod·i·fied, com·mod·i·fy·ing.

to turn into a commodity; make commercial.
to treat as if a commodity.
Also com·mod·i·tize [kuh-mod-uh-tahyz] /kəˈmɒd əˌtaɪz/ .

OTHER WORDS FROM commodify

com·mod·i·fi·a·ble [kuh-mod-uh-fahy-uh-buhl], /kəˌmɒd əˈfaɪ ə bəl/, adjectivecom·mod·i·fi·ca·tion, noun

Words nearby commodify

commix, commixture, commo, commode, commodification, commodify, commodious, commoditize, commodity, commodity exchange, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
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Example sentences from the Web for commodify

  • Stafford proposes an alternate viewpoint: "the Biblical mandate is to care for creation, not to commodify and exploit it."

    Can God Make a Planet so Perfect He Can't Warm it Up?|Noah Kristula-Green|March 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
  • The professor's second point is less tangible: She believes it's dangerous to commodify the human body.

    Let Natalie Cole Buy a Kidney|Cord Jefferson|April 3, 2009|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for commodify

commodify
/ (kəˈmɒdɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

(tr) to treat (something) inappropriately as if it can be acquired or marketed like other commoditiesyou can't commodify art

Derived forms of commodify

commodification, noun
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