Proletarianize

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To turn (a person or group) into proletariat. British, English, Oxford, US, transitive

    "The industrial revolution proletarianized small farmers."

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"The industrial revolution proletarianized small farmers."

Etymology

From proletarian + -ize.

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