proletarianize

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

verb (used with object), -ized, -iz·ing.

to convert or transform into a member or members of the proletariat: to proletarianize the middle class.

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

Also, especially British, pro·le·tar·i·an·ise.

Origin:
1885–90; proletarian + -ize

Related forms

pro·le·tar·i·an·i·za·tion, noun

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Proletarianize has a plethora of syllables.

So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:

given to using long words.

opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.

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