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commercialize

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kəˈmɜː^rʃəlaɪz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kəˈmɝʃəˌlaɪz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kə mûr′shə līz′)

Inflections of 'commercialize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

commercializes: v 3rd person singular (US & UK)

commercializing: v pres p (US & UK)

commercialized: v past (US & UK)

commercialized: v past p (US & UK)

commercialize
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Sense: To adapt to business

Synonyms:

commercialise (UK), make marketable, market Collocations, make salable, make saleable (UK), make pay, make profitable, make bring returns, develop as a business, capitalize on, capitalise on (UK), cash in on, popularize, popularise (UK), advertise Collocations, profit Collocations, sell Collocations, make lucrative, profit from

Sense: To cheapen

Synonyms:

commercialise (UK), lessen, degrade, cheapen, corrupt Collocations, lower the quality of, debase, demean, sell out (slang)

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