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.
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: detribalizedGerund: detribalizingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative detribalize detribalize
Present I detribalize you detribalize he/she/it detribalizes we detribalize you detribalize they detribalize
Preterite I detribalized you detribalized he/she/it detribalized we detribalized you detribalized they detribalized
Present Continuous I am detribalizing you are detribalizing he/she/it is detribalizing we are detribalizing you are detribalizing they are detribalizing
Present Perfect I have detribalized you have detribalized he/she/it has detribalized we have detribalized you have detribalized they have detribalized
Past Continuous I was detribalizing you were detribalizing he/she/it was detribalizing we were detribalizing you were detribalizing they were detribalizing
Past Perfect I had detribalized you had detribalized he/she/it had detribalized we had detribalized you had detribalized they had detribalized
Future I will detribalize you will detribalize he/she/it will detribalize we will detribalize you will detribalize they will detribalize
Future Perfect I will have detribalized you will have detribalized he/she/it will have detribalized we will have detribalized you will have detribalized they will have detribalized
Future Continuous I will be detribalizing you will be detribalizing he/she/it will be detribalizing we will be detribalizing you will be detribalizing they will be detribalizing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been detribalizing you have been detribalizing he/she/it has been detribalizing we have been detribalizing you have been detribalizing they have been detribalizing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been detribalizing you will have been detribalizing he/she/it will have been detribalizing we will have been detribalizing you will have been detribalizing they will have been detribalizing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been detribalizing you had been detribalizing he/she/it had been detribalizing we had been detribalizing you had been detribalizing they had been detribalizing
Conditional I would detribalize you would detribalize he/she/it would detribalize we would detribalize you would detribalize they would detribalize
Past Conditional I would have detribalized you would have detribalized he/she/it would have detribalized we would have detribalized you would have detribalized they would have detribalized
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. detribalize - cause members of a tribe to lose their cultural identity