Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to commodify
Participle: commodified
Gerund: commodifying
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | commodify |
| you | commodify |
| he;she;it | commodifies |
| we | commodify |
| you | commodify |
| they | commodify |
Perfect
| I | have commodified |
| you | have commodified |
| he;she;it | has commodified |
| we | have commodified |
| you | have commodified |
| they | have commodified |
Past
| I | commodified |
| you | commodified |
| he;she;it | commodified |
| we | commodified |
| you | commodified |
| they | commodified |
Pluperfect
| I | had commodified |
| you | had commodified |
| he;she;it | had commodified |
| we | had commodified |
| you | had commodified |
| they | had commodified |
Future
| I | will commodify |
| you | will commodify |
| he;she;it | will commodify |
| we | will commodify |
| you | will commodify |
| they | will commodify |
Future Perfect
| I | will have commodified |
| you | will have commodified |
| he;she;it | will have commodified |
| we | will have commodified |
| you | will have commodified |
| they | will have commodified |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | commodify |
| you | commodify |
| he;she;it | commodify |
| we | commodify |
| you | commodify |
| they | commodify |
Perfect
| I | have commodified |
| you | have commodified |
| he;she;it | have commodified |
| we | have commodified |
| you | have commodified |
| they | have commodified |
Imperfect
| I | commodified |
| you | commodified |
| he;she;it | commodified |
| we | commodified |
| you | commodified |
| they | commodified |
Pluperfect
| I | had commodified |
| you | had commodified |
| he;she;it | had commodified |
| we | had commodified |
| you | had commodified |
| they | had commodified |
Conditional
Present
| I | would commodify |
| you | would commodify |
| he;she;it | would commodify |
| we | would commodify |
| you | would commodify |
| they | would commodify |
Perfect
| I | would have commodified |
| you | would have commodified |
| he;she;it | would have commodified |
| we | would have commodified |
| you | would have commodified |
| they | would have commodified |
Imperative
| you | commodify |
| we | Let's commodify |
| you | commodify |
Verbs conjugated like 'commodify'
accompany,
acetify,
acidify,
adsignify,
affy,
alacrify,
alkalify,
ally,
amnesty,
amplify,
angelify,
anglicify,
anglify,
apology,
apply,
arefy,
argufy,
astony,
atrophy,
avowtry, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'commodify'
commify,
decommodify,
recommodify,
ammonify,
coamplify,
codify,
commafy,
commencify,
commonise,
commonize,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
3. Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
4. Proto-Italic *kom
5. Proto-Italic *kom-
6. Latin com-
7. Proto-Indo-European *med-
8. Proto-Indo-European *-os
9. Proto-Italic *medos
10. Latin modus
11. Latin commodus
12. Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂
13. Proto-Indo-European *-ts
14. Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts
15. Proto-Italic *-tāts
16. Latin -tās
17. Latin commoditāsder.
18. Anglo-Norman commoditeebor.
19. Middle English commoditee
20. English commodity
21. Latin -i-
22. Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
23. Proto-Italic *θakos
24. Proto-Italic *-fakos
25. Latin -ficus
26. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
27. Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
28. Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
29. Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
30. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
31. Proto-Italic *-ājō
32. Proto-Italic *-āō
33. Latin -ō
34. Latin -ficō
35. Latin -ificāreder.
36. Old French -ifierbor.
37. Middle English -ifien
38. English -ify
39. English commodify
40. From commodity + -ify.
Verbs referencing "commodify"
German, old spelling
kommodifizieren.
Sample Sentences
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[… [2009 January 17, John R. MacArthur, “Hope as a commodity”, in Toronto Star:]
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As capitalism, especially in its current neoliberal and globalized form, seeks to commodify the world, to transform everything existing—earth, water, air, living creatures, the human body, human relationships, love, religion—into commodities, so advertising aims to sell those commodities by forcing living individuals to serve the commercial necessities of capital. [2010 January, Michael Löwy, “Advertising Is a “Serious Health Threat”—to the Environment”, in Monthly Review, volume 6, number 8, →ISSN, page 21:]
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With over 160 lavish full-color images, 20 mouth-watering recipes, and 40 essays on food, love, and life, La Figa is a genuine treat for the senses and an invitation to approach something that's been overly functionalized and commodified with a little bit more playfulness, poignancy, and poetry. [2011 June 9, Maria Popova, “In a New Book, Food and Sensuality Become Art”, in The Atlantic:]
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Our attention spans have been chopped up and commodified, sold off piecemeal to platforms and algorithms. We’re too busy, too lazy, too preoccupied to lose ourselves in books. [2023 June 21, A. O. Scott, “Everyone Likes Reading. Why Are We So Afraid of It?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:]
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The T-shirt is white, with a simple message, “Freedom,” rendered in plain black letters across the chest. It’s also now widely available for sale, indicative of an internet culture that instantaneously commodifies any significant event. [2025 September 14, Alexander Nazaryan, “‘Freedom’ Shirt Becomes a Meme and an Instant Commodity”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:]