decommodify

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UK/ˌdiːkəˈmɒdɪfaɪ/US/ˌdikəˈmɑdɪfaɪ/

verb

To reject as a commodity; to promote to a status above that of a commodity.

Opposite
commodify
OriginEnglish commodify ← Middle English commoditee ← Anglo-Norman commoditee →
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Meanings

verbdecommodify (third-person singular simple present decommodifies, present participle decommodifying, simple past and past participle decommodified)

present singular third person decommodifies · participle present decommodifying · participle past decommodified · past decommodified

  1. transitiveTo reject as a commodity; to promote to a status above that of a commodity.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
commodify

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  9. Proto-Italic*kom
  10. Proto-Italic*kom-
  11. Latincom-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*médos
  14. Proto-Italic*medos
  15. Latinmodus
  16. Latincommodus
  17. Latincommoditās
  18. Anglo-Normancommoditee
  19. Middle Englishcommoditee
  20. Englishcommodity
  21. Englishcommodify
  22. Englishdecommodify

From de- + commodify.

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APA

decommodify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decommodify

MLA

“decommodify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decommodify. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decommodify,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decommodify.

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