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commodification
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com·mod·i·fy  (k-md-f)
tr.v. com·mod·i·fied, com·mod·i·fy·ing, com·mod·i·fies
To turn into or treat as a commodity; make commercial: "Such music . . . commodifies the worst sorts of . . . stereotypes" (Michiko Kakutani).
[commodi(ty) + -fy.]
com·modi·fia·ble adj.
com·modi·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.
commodification [kəˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən]
n
the inappropriate treatment of something as if it can be acquired or marketed like other commodities the commodification of human life
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