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com⋅mod⋅i⋅fy

[kuh-mod-uh-fahy]
–verb (used with object), ‑fied, ‑fy⋅ing.
1. to turn into a commodity; make commercial.
2. to treat as if a commodity.

com⋅mod⋅i⋅fi⋅a⋅ble, adjective
com⋅mod⋅i⋅fi⋅ca⋅tion, noun
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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.
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