- detribalize
- transitive verb (-ized; -izing) Date: 1920 to cause to lose tribal identity ; acculturate • detribalization noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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detribalize — v. t. to cause (members of a tribe) to lose their cultural identity and adopt other customs. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
detribalize — [dē trī′bəl īz΄] vi., vt. detribalized, detribalizing [ DE + TRIBAL + IZE] to abandon or cause to abandon tribal organization detribalization n … English World dictionary
detribalize — detribalization, n. /dee truy beuh luyz /, v.t., detribalized, detribalizing. to cause to lose tribal allegiances and customs, chiefly through contact with another culture. Also, esp. Brit., detribalise. [1915 20; DE + TRIBAL + IZE] * * * … Universalium
detribalize — verb To cause the members of a tribe to lose their tribal culture … Wiktionary
detribalize — or detribalise verb [usu. as adjective detribalized] remove from a traditional tribal social structure. Derivatives detribalization noun … English new terms dictionary
detribalize — de·trib·al·ize … English syllables
detribalize — de•trib•al•ize [[t]diˈtraɪ bəˌlaɪz[/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing ant soc to cause to lose tribal allegiances • Etymology: 1915–20 de•trib al•i•za′tion, n … From formal English to slang
detribalize — v.tr. (also ise) 1 make (a person) no longer a member of a tribe. 2 destroy the tribal habits of. Derivatives: detribalization n … Useful english dictionary
detribalisation — noun 1. the act of causing tribal people to abandon their customs and adopt urban ways of living • Syn: ↑detribalization • Derivationally related forms: ↑detribalise, ↑detribalize (for: ↑detribalization) • … Useful english dictionary
detribalise — verb cause members of a tribe to lose their cultural identity • Syn: ↑detribalize • Derivationally related forms: ↑detribalisation, ↑detribalization (for: ↑detribalize) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
