v.
Pronunciation: k ə - ' mä-d ə - ˌ t ī z
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -tized ; -tiz · ing
Date: 1984
1 : COMMODIFY specifically : to render (a good or service) widely available and interchangeable with one provided by another company
2 : to affect (as a brand or a market) by commoditizing goods or services <fierce competition threatened to commoditize prices>
– com · mod · i · ti · za · tion \ k ə - ˌ mä-d ə -t ə - ' z ā -sh ə n \ noun