Meaning & use
Commonize
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To make something common or standardized, especially by using shared components, processes, or resources across different products or systems.
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The manufacturer decided to commonize parts across its entire vehicle lineup to cut production costs.
Engineers worked to commonize the software platform used by all three device models.
A note on using this word
Chiefly used in engineering and manufacturing contexts to describe reducing variation by sharing parts or processes across products.
Words with a similar meaning
standardizeunify
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Words with an opposite meaning
differentiate
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