tribalize
tribalize verb: to make tribal.
Verb
tribalize (third-person singular simple present tribalizes, present participle tribalizing, simple past and past participle tribalized)
- To make tribal.
- And it may, indeed, be the only way to go, but we should have no illusions: We’re talking State Building 101 in the most inhospitable terrain and in one of the poorest, most tribalized, countries in the world.2009 September 6, Thomas L. Friedman, “From Baby-Sitting to Adoption”, in New York Times
Antonyms of tribalize
Forms of tribalize
| third-person singular present | tribalizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | tribalizing |
| past participle | tribalized |
| past | tribalized |
| alternative form | tribalise |
Origin of tribalize
From tribal + -ize.
Words formed from tribalize
Questions about tribalize
- What does tribalize mean?
- Tribalize means to make tribal.
- What part of speech is tribalize?
- Tribalize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of tribalize?
- The past tense of tribalize is tribalized.
Words near tribalize in the dictionary
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