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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What’s Next: Thursday’s announcement comes as other countries race to be the first to broadly commercialize quantum computing.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The clinical-stage biotech has yet to commercialize a single drug.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Although BCI as a concept has been around since at least the 1970s, the push to commercialize the technology is more recent.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Microgravity manufacturing has been studied for decades, and several companies, such as Varda Space Industries, which successfully made an HIV medicine in orbit, plan to commercialize it.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

With three partners, Cottrell established a company to commercialize the process.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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