ALL meanings of detribalize
de·trib·al·ize
D d - verb detribalize to cause (members of a tribe) to lose their characteristic customs or social, religious, or other organizational features 3
- verb detribalize to cause (tribal people) to adopt urban ways of life 3
- intransitive verb detribalize to abandon or cause to abandon tribal organization 3
- verb with object detribalize to cause to lose tribal allegiances and customs, chiefly through contact with another culture. 1
- noun detribalize Remove (someone) from a traditional tribal social structure. 1
- verb detribalize To cause the members of a tribe to lose their tribal culture. 0