embourgeoisement

American  

[em-boor-zhwahz-muhnt, -mahnt, ahm-, ahn-boor-zhwaz-mahn] / ɛmˈbʊər ʒwɑz mənt, -ˌmɑnt, ɑm-, ɑ̃ bur ʒwazˈmɑ̃ /

noun

1. the acquisition or adoption of middle-class values and manners.

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embourgeoisement British  

/ ɑ̃burʒwazmɑ̃ /

noun

1. the process of becoming middle-class; the assimilation into the middle class of traditionally working-class people

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Etymology

Origin of embourgeoisement

< French, equivalent to s’embourgeois ( er ) to become bourgeois ( em- ¹, bourgeois ¹ ) + -ment -ment

Example Sentences

The embourgeoisement of China’s proletariat may be the inevitable result of its industrialization, but “inevitable” isn’t the same as “speedy.”

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2012

The reformers reflect the trend toward embourgeoisement of the party members.

From Time Magazine Archive