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retribalize

retribalize verb: to make tribal again; to take back to the condition of a tribe.

Verb

retribalize (third-person singular simple present retribalizes, present participle retribalizing, simple past and past participle retribalized)

  1. (transitive) To make tribal again; to take back to the condition of a tribe.

Forms of retribalize

third-person singular presentretribalizes
present participleretribalizing
past participleretribalized
pastretribalized

Origin of retribalize

From re- + tribalize.

Questions about retribalize

What does retribalize mean?
Retribalize means to make tribal again; to take back to the condition of a tribe.
What part of speech is retribalize?
Retribalize is a verb.
What is the past tense of retribalize?
The past tense of retribalize is retribalized.

Words near retribalize in the dictionary

  1. retriangulations
  2. retribalisation
  3. retribalisations
  4. retribalization
  5. retribalizations
  6. retribalize
  7. retribalized
  8. retribalizes
  9. retribalizing
  10. retribute
  11. retributed

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