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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.
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detribalize
(diːˈtraɪbəˌlaɪz) ordetribalise
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
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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.
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detribalize
Past participle: detribalized
Gerund: detribalizing
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| I detribalize |
| you detribalize |
| he/she/it detribalizes |
| we detribalize |
| you detribalize |
| they detribalize |
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| I detribalized |
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| we detribalized |
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| I am detribalizing |
| you are detribalizing |
| he/she/it is detribalizing |
| we are detribalizing |
| you are detribalizing |
| they are detribalizing |
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| I have detribalized |
| you have detribalized |
| he/she/it has detribalized |
| we have detribalized |
| you have detribalized |
| they have detribalized |
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| I was detribalizing |
| you were detribalizing |
| he/she/it was detribalizing |
| we were detribalizing |
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| they were detribalizing |
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| I had detribalized |
| you had detribalized |
| he/she/it had detribalized |
| we had detribalized |
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| I will detribalize |
| you will detribalize |
| he/she/it will detribalize |
| we will detribalize |
| you will detribalize |
| they will detribalize |
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| I will have detribalized |
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| he/she/it will have detribalized |
| we will have detribalized |
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| I will be detribalizing |
| you will be detribalizing |
| he/she/it will be detribalizing |
| we will be detribalizing |
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| I have been detribalizing |
| you have been detribalizing |
| he/she/it has been detribalizing |
| we have been detribalizing |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| I would detribalize |
| you would detribalize |
| he/she/it would detribalize |
| we would detribalize |
| you would detribalize |
| they would detribalize |
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| 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 |
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Verb 1. detribalize - cause members of a tribe to lose their cultural identity
acculturate - assimilate culturally
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Translations
detribalize
vt → die Stammesstruktur auflösen in (+dat); as Africa becomes increasingly detribalized → mit dem zunehmenden Verfall der Stammesstruktur in Afrika
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