'commercialize' definitions:

Definition of 'commercialize'

From: WordNet
verb
Exploit for maximal profit, usually by sacrificing quality; "The hotel owners are commercializing the beaches"
verb
Make commercial; "Some Amish people have commercialized their way of life" [syn: commercialize, commercialise, market]

Definition of 'commercialize'

From: GCIDE
  • commercialize \commercialize\ n. to make something commercial in character, either by placing it for sale on the open market, or by emphasizing its profit-making aspects; as, the Olympics have been excessively commercialized. [Also spelled commercialise.] [WordNet 1.5]