detribalize

de·trib·al·ize

 (dē-trī′bə-līz′)

tr.v. de·trib·al·ized, de·trib·al·iz·ing, de·trib·al·iz·es

To cause to lose tribal membership and customs.

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de·trib′al·i·za′tion (-trī′bə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.

detribalize

(diːˈtraɪbəˌlaɪz) or

detribalise

vb (tr)

1. (Anthropology & Ethnology) to cause (members of a tribe) to lose their characteristic customs or social, religious, or other organizational features

2. (Anthropology & Ethnology) to cause (tribal people) to adopt urban ways of life

deˌtribaliˈzation, deˌtribaliˈsation n

de•trib•al•ize

(diˈtraɪ bəˌlaɪz)

v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.

to cause to lose tribal allegiances.

[1915–20]

de•trib`al•i•za′tion, n.

detribalize

Past participle: detribalized
Gerund: detribalizing

Imperative

detribalize

detribalize

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

detribalize - cause members of a tribe to lose their cultural identity detribalise acculturate - assimilate culturally

Translations

detribalize

vt → die Stammesstruktur auflösen in (+dat); as Africa becomes increasingly detribalized → mit dem zunehmenden Verfall der Stammesstruktur in Afrika