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commodifying

commodifying is the present participle and gerund of commodify.

Meaning of commodify

Verb

commodify (third-person singular simple present commodifies, present participle commodifying, simple past and past participle commodified)

  1. (transitive) 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

Questions about commodifying

What is commodifying the present participle and gerund of?
Commodifying is the present participle and gerund of commodify.

Words near commodifying in the dictionary

  1. commodified
  2. commodifier
  3. commodifiers
  4. commodifies
  5. commodify
  6. commodifying
  7. commodious
  8. commodiously
  9. commodiousness
  10. commoditie
  11. commodities

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