Main Entry: com·mod·i·tize

Pronunciation: \kə-ˈmä-də-ˌtīz\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): com·mod·i·tized; com·mod·i·tiz·ing

Date: 1984

1 : commodify; specifically : to render (a good or service) widely available and interchangeable with one provided by another company
2 : to affect (as a brand or a market) by commoditizing goods or services <fierce competition threatened to commoditize prices>

— com·mod·i·ti·za·tion \kə-ˌmä-də-tə-ˈzā-shən\ noun