commercialize

[kuh-mur-shuh-lahyz] / kəˈmɜr ʃəˌlaɪz /

VERB

prepare for saleability

Synonyms

STRONGEST

degrade

STRONG

advertise cheapen depreciate lessen lower market sell

WEAK

develop as business make bring returns make marketable make pay make profitable make saleable

Antonyms

STRONG

buy compliment increase laud praise raise

Example Sentences

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Researchers are also working to commercialize the technology through a research to business startup called Maculaser.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

There will be some companies that can’t commercialize their technology and go to market.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Xanadu has yet to broadly commercialize its technology, focusing its resources on technical refinement.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

In a major shift, Pichai announced that Google would begin direct sales of TPUs to a select group of external customers, the company’s first significant step to commercialize its chips outside its own cloud business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Howard declined, citing a most unlikely reason: “We do not care to commercialize Seabiscuit.”

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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