Definitions

1. verb

to reduce someone or something to the level of a peasant, or to make someone or something more rustic or simple

“The artist’s modern style was peasantized by the critics to make it more relatable.”

2. noun

the act of reducing someone or something to the level of a peasant, or the state of being made more rustic or simple

“The peasantization of the countryside was a result of the industrialization in the nearby city.”