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proletarianizing

proletarianizing is the present participle and gerund 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.

Questions about proletarianizing

What is proletarianizing the present participle and gerund of?
Proletarianizing is the present participle and gerund of proletarianize.

Words near proletarianizing in the dictionary

  1. proletarianization
  2. proletarianizations
  3. proletarianize
  4. proletarianized
  5. proletarianizes
  6. proletarianizing
  7. proletarianly
  8. proletarianness
  9. proletarians
  10. proletariat
  11. proletariate

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