commercialise v 1: make commercial; "Some Amish people have commercialized their way of life" [syn: {commercialize}, {commercialise}, {market}]
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]
commercialise \commercialise\ n. same as {commercialize}. [Brit.] [WordNet 1.5]