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detribalise

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de⋅trib⋅al⋅ize

  [dee-trahy-buh-lahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
to cause to lose tribal allegiances and customs, chiefly through contact with another culture.
Also, especially British, de⋅trib⋅al⋅ise.

Origin:
1915–20; de- + tribal + -ize

Related forms:
de⋅trib⋅al⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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