Commodify

//kəˈmɒ.dɪ.faɪ// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make something into a commodity, sometimes at the expense of its intrinsic value. transitive

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Synonyms

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commercializecommercializecommoditizecommoditize

Example

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"As capitalism, especially in its current neoliberal and globalized form, seeks to commodify the world, to transform everything existing—earth, water, air, living creatures, the human body, human relationships, love, religion—into commodities, so advertising aims to sell those commodities by forcing living individuals to serve the commercial necessities of capital."

Etymology

From commodity + -ify.

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