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com·mer·cial·ize (-īz′)
transitive verb commercialized -·ized′, commercializing -·iz′·ing
- to run as a business; apply commercial methods to
- to engage in or make use of mainly for profit, esp. at a sacrifice of other values
- to cause to be affected by commercialism
Related Forms:
- commercialization com·mer′·ciali·za′·tion noun
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