commodify
UK/kəˈmɒ.dɪ.faɪ//kəˈmɑ.dɪ.faɪ/
commodify verb: to make something into a commodity, sometimes at the expense of its intrinsic value.
Verb
commodify (third-person singular simple present commodifies, present participle commodifying, simple past and past participle commodified)
- To make something into a commodity, sometimes at the expense of its intrinsic value.
- […2009 January 17, John R. MacArthur, “Hope as a commodity”, in Toronto Star
- As capitalism, especially in its current neoliberal and globalized form, seeks to commodify the world, to transform everything existing—earth, water, air, living creatures, the human body, human relationships, love, religion—into commodities, so advertising aims to sell those commodities by forcing...2010 January, Michael Löwy, “Advertising Is a “Serious Health Threat”—to the Environment”, in Monthly Review, volume 6, number 8, →ISSN, page 21
- Synonyms:
- commercialize, commoditize
commodify meaning in Hindi
commodify in Hindi
- to make something a commodity
- बाज़ारीकरण bāzārīkraṇ
Examples of commodify in a sentence
- MTI society has commodified everything and shattered our sense of community and interdependence.
- She's miming a commodified femininity, and comes across as if she's imitating a drag-queen imitating Beyoncé.
- To commodify that is to commodify our very beings.
Synonyms of commodify
Forms of commodify
| third-person singular present | commodifies |
|---|---|
| present participle | commodifying |
| past participle | commodified |
| past | commodified |
Origin of commodify
From commodity + -ify.
Words formed from commodify
- commodifiability
- commodifiable
- commodification
- commodificational
- commodificative
- commodifier
- recommodify
Questions about commodify
- What does commodify mean?
- Commodify means to make something into a commodity, sometimes at the expense of its intrinsic value.
- What is commodify in Hindi?
- Commodify in Hindi is बाज़ारीकरण (bāzārīkraṇ). See Commodify meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is commodify?
- Commodify is a verb.
- How do you pronounce commodify?
- Commodify is pronounced /kəˈmɒ.dɪ.faɪ/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of commodify?
- The past tense of commodify is commodified.
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