commoditize
verb
com·mod·i·tize
kə-ˈmä-də-ˌtīz 
commoditized; commoditizing
1
: commodify
commoditizing bandwidth
specifically
: to render (a good or service) widely available and interchangeable with one provided by another company
2
: to affect (something, such as a brand or a market) by commoditizing goods or services
fierce competition threatened to commoditize prices
Examples of commoditize in a Sentence
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Artificial intelligence is rapidly commoditizing content production and distribution.
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Christopher Vollmer, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
The female body, in particular, has been commoditized to be this emblem of sexuality.
—Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 5 Feb. 2026
Algorithms and training data are being commoditized.
—Steven Wolfe Pereira, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Field declined to comment on the roadmap for expanding the new system to other vehicles, but said the goal is to commoditize the technology.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
As execution becomes commoditized, the bottleneck—and the value—shifts to asking the right questions and evaluating results.
—Erik Brynjolfsson, Time, 2 Jan. 2026
While significant progress has been made—Paxton even suggested that running is now almost commoditized—experts question whether the human form is the best choice for every task.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2025
As the market matures, evaluating tokenomics, liquidity and other straightforward metrics will become automated and commoditized.
—Budd White, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Then eventually flashbots came in and commoditized this whole process.
—Steven Ehrlich, Forbes, 3 May 2023
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Christopher Vollmer, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
The female body, in particular, has been commoditized to be this emblem of sexuality.
—Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 5 Feb. 2026
Algorithms and training data are being commoditized.
—Steven Wolfe Pereira, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Field declined to comment on the roadmap for expanding the new system to other vehicles, but said the goal is to commoditize the technology.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
As execution becomes commoditized, the bottleneck—and the value—shifts to asking the right questions and evaluating results.
—Erik Brynjolfsson, Time, 2 Jan. 2026
While significant progress has been made—Paxton even suggested that running is now almost commoditized—experts question whether the human form is the best choice for every task.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2025
As the market matures, evaluating tokenomics, liquidity and other straightforward metrics will become automated and commoditized.
—Budd White, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Then eventually flashbots came in and commoditized this whole process.
—Steven Ehrlich, Forbes, 3 May 2023
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“Commoditize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commoditize. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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