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proletarize

proletarize is the alternative form 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 proletarize

third-person singular presentproletarizes
present participleproletarizing
past participleproletarized
pastproletarized

Questions about proletarize

What is proletarize the alternative form of?
Proletarize is the alternative form of proletarianize.

Words near proletarize in the dictionary

  1. proletariats
  2. proletaries
  3. proletarism
  4. proletarization
  5. proletarizations
  6. proletarize
  7. proletarized
  8. proletarizes
  9. proletarizing
  10. proletary
  11. Proletcult

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