Bourgeoisify

/bɔrʒwɑˈsɪ.faɪ/ verb

Definition

To make something or someone bourgeois; to give middle-class characteristics or values to something.

Etymology

From 'bourgeois' plus the suffix '-ify' meaning 'to make.' This follows the productive English pattern of creating verbs from adjectives.

Kelly Says

This verb perfectly captures something Karl Marx noticed—that capitalism and industrialization were 'bourgeoisifying' traditional communities, spreading middle-class values and market-thinking everywhere!

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