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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The University of Birmingham is now working to commercialize the technology in the UK and Europe.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

If they can commercialize their products, there will be $100 billion market-cap companies in this space, but that’s years away.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Japan has the infrastructure to develop these reserves and has recently outlined a plan to commercialize it, says Masakazu Takeda, co-manager of the Hennessy Japan fund.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Previous attempts to commercialize this approach to chip-making have failed, the company said, adding that its offering is “the world’s first and only commercialized wafer-scale processor.”

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Clark and Andreessen quickly understood the huge potential for Web-browsing software and decided to partner up to commercialize it.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

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