proletarianize

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From proletarian +‎ -ize.

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proletarianize (third-person singular simple present proletarianizes, present participle proletarianizing, simple past and past participle proletarianized) (American spelling, Oxford British English)

  1. (transitive) To turn (a person or group) into proletariat.
    The industrial revolution proletarianized small farmers.

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