English Explanatory Dictionary

commodify

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

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

Pronunciation

/kəˈmɒ.dɪ.faɪ/ /kəˈmɑ.dɪ.faɪ/ en-us-commodify.ogg

Word forms

commodify commodifies commodifying commodified

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Latin modus Latin commodus Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin commoditāsder. Anglo-Norman commoditeebor. Middle English commoditee English commodity Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-fakāō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English commodify From commodity + -ify.

Synonyms

commercialize commoditize

Related words

decommodify

Derived words

commodifiability commodifiable commodification commodificational commodifier recommodify

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