proletarianize

[ proh-li-tair-ee-uh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, pro·le·tar·i·an·ized, pro·le·tar·i·an·iz·ing.

1. to convert or transform into a member or members of the proletariat:

   to proletarianize the middle class.

2. to change to or adopt (the language, manners, etc.) of the proletariat.

Other Words From

• prole·tari·an·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of proletarianize¹

First recorded in 1885–90; proletarian + -ize

Example Sentences

Rather, it will proletarianize the profession by flooding the market and forcing wages down – and that’s precisely the point.

From The Guardian

When the German Communists of the 'Left' ... declare that 'the party itself must also adapt itself more and more to the Soviet idea and proletarianize itself,' we see there only an insinuating expression of the idea that the Communist Party must dissolve itself into the Soviets, so that the Soviets can replace it.

From Project Gutenberg