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detribalize

detribalize verb: to cause (the members of a tribe) to lose their tribal culture.

Verb

detribalize (third-person singular simple present detribalizes, present participle detribalizing, simple past and past participle detribalized)

  1. (transitive) To cause (the members of a tribe) to lose their tribal culture.

Forms of detribalize

third-person singular presentdetribalizes
present participledetribalizing
past participledetribalized
pastdetribalized

Origin of detribalize

From de- + tribalize.

Questions about detribalize

What does detribalize mean?
Detribalize means to cause (the members of a tribe) to lose their tribal culture.
What part of speech is detribalize?
Detribalize is a verb.
What is the past tense of detribalize?
The past tense of detribalize is detribalized.

Words near detribalize in the dictionary

  1. detribalise
  2. detribalised
  3. detribalises
  4. detribalising
  5. detribalization
  6. detribalize
  7. detribalized
  8. detribalizes
  9. detribalizing
  10. detriment
  11. detrimental

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