com·mod·i·fy (kə-mŏd'ə-fī') tr.v.
com·mod·i·fied, com·mod·i·fy·ing, com·mod·i·fies To turn into or treat as a commodity; make commercial: "Such music . . . commodifies the worst sorts of . . . stereotypes"(Michiko Kakutani).
[commodi(ty) + -fy.] com·mod'i·fi'a·ble adj., com·mod'i·fi·ca'tion (-fĭ-kā'shən) n.