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proletarianise

proletarianise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of proletarianize.

Meaning of proletarianize

Verb

proletarianize (third-person singular simple present proletarianizes, present participle proletarianizing, simple past and past participle proletarianized)

  1. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To turn (a person or group) into proletariat.
    • The industrial revolution proletarianized small farmers.

Forms of proletarianise

third-person singular presentproletarianises
present participleproletarianising
past participleproletarianised
pastproletarianised

Origin of proletarianise

From proletarian + -ise.

Words formed from proletarianise

Questions about proletarianise

What is proletarianise the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of?
Proletarianise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of proletarianize.

Words near proletarianise in the dictionary

  1. proletarian dictatorship
  2. proletarian dictatorships
  3. proletarian internationalism
  4. proletarianisation
  5. proletarianisations
  6. proletarianise
  7. proletarianised
  8. proletarianises
  9. proletarianising
  10. proletarianism
  11. proletarianisms

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