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detribalize
de·trib·al·ize [ dee trb'l z ] (past and past participle de·trib·al·ized, present participle de·trib·al·iz·ing, 3rd person present singular de·trib·al·iz·es)


transitive and intransitive verb 
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drop tribal practices: to abandon tribal practices, usually as a result of exposure to another culture, or make somebody do this

de·trib·al·i·za·tion [ dee trb'li záysh'n ] noun
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