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commercialize verb
(UK usually commercialise) 
/kəˈmɜː.ʃəl.aɪz/
/-ˈmɝː-/ v [T usually passive]
/kəˈmɜː.ʃəl.aɪz//-ˈmɝː-/ v [T usually passive] Definition
to organize something to make a profit
commercialization noun
disapproving UK usually commercialisation /kəˌmɜː.ʃəl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən//-ˌmɝː-/ n [U] The commercialization of football has turned it from a sport into a business.
commercialized adjective
disapproving UK usually commercialised /kəˈmɜː.ʃəl.aɪzd//-ˈmɝː-/ adj It's a pity Christmas has become so commercialized.
(Definition of commercialize verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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