proletarianize
/ˌproʊləˈtɛriənaɪz/
verb
- To cause a person or group to become part of the working class, especially by reducing their economic status or eliminating their ownership of property or means of production.
- The factory closures proletarianized many former small business owners who had to take hourly jobs.
- The rise of the gig economy has proletarianized many freelance workers who lack job security.
- Economic policies in the region have proletarianized a large portion of the rural population.