Definitions

1. verb

to reduce (someone) to the status of a helot, or to make (someone) a helot; to make (someone) a serf or a bondman.

“The oppressive regime helotized the population, turning them into forced laborers.”

2. noun

the act of helotizing; the state of being a helot or a serf.

“The history of the land showed a long period of helotization under the ruling power.”