"consumerize" meaning in English

See consumerize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: consumerizes [present, singular, third-person], consumerizing [participle, present], consumerized [participle, past], consumerized [past]
Etymology: From consumer + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|consumer|ize}} consumer + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} consumerize (third-person singular simple present consumerizes, present participle consumerizing, simple past and past participle consumerized)
  1. (transitive) To turn into a consumer. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-consumerize-en-verb-xy6gfvbM
  2. (transitive) To make suitable for mass consumption; to convert to a consumer-oriented product or service (as when an industrial, professional, or business-to-business product or service enters the consumer market). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-consumerize-en-verb-EjcBkd3p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: consumerization, commercialize

Inflected forms

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