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consumerize

consumerize verb: to turn into a consumer.

Verb

consumerize (third-person singular simple present consumerizes, present participle consumerizing, simple past and past participle consumerized)

  1. (transitive) To turn into a consumer.
  2. (transitive) To make suitable for mass consumption; to convert to a consumer-oriented product or service (as when an industrial, professional, or business-to-business product or service enters the consumer market).
    • Mechanical refrigeration and air conditioning were commercialized decades before they were consumerized.
    • Nikon has tried to consumerize an existing S.L.R.; Canon has tried to S.L.R.-ize an existing consumer camera.2009 April 16, David Pogue, “The Quest to Shrink the S.L.R.”, in New York Times

Forms of consumerize

third-person singular presentconsumerizes
present participleconsumerizing
past participleconsumerized
pastconsumerized

Origin of consumerize

From consumer + -ize.

Questions about consumerize

What does consumerize mean?
Consumerize means to turn into a consumer.
What part of speech is consumerize?
Consumerize is a verb.
What is the past tense of consumerize?
The past tense of consumerize is consumerized.

Words near consumerize in the dictionary

  1. consumeristic
  2. consumeristically
  3. consumerists
  4. consumerization
  5. consumerizations
  6. consumerize
  7. consumerized
  8. consumerizes
  9. consumerizing
  10. consumerlike
  11. consumers

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