Meaning & use
commodify
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To turn something, especially something not normally considered a product, into an object that can be bought and sold.
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Critics argue that social media has commodified friendship and attention itself.
The company was accused of commodifying cultural traditions for profit.
A note on using this word
Common in academic and cultural criticism, often carrying a negative connotation about reducing something meaningful to a mere product.
Words with a similar meaning
commercialize
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