proletarianize
Americanverb (used with object)
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to convert or transform into a member or members of the proletariat.
to proletarianize the middle class.
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to change to or adopt (the language, manners, etc.) of the proletariat.
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Etymology
Origin of proletarianize
First recorded in 1885–90; proletarian + -ize
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Rather, it will proletarianize the profession by flooding the market and forcing wages down – and that’s precisely the point.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 21, 2017
That prevents many people from seeing the increasing reduction of all class struggles to the single struggle between the capitalists and the proletarianized workers.
From Essays on the Materialistic Conception of History by Labriola, Antonio
The Plan has marked a tremendous stride toward industrializing Russia and toward proletarianizing Russians, but the Plan has fallen and is falling short of many of its goals.*
From Time Magazine Archive
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