Word: detribalize
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: de
trib
al
ize
Definition: To cause (the members of a tribe) to lose their tribal culture.
Morphemes:
Affix: de-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: reversal, undoing, removing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: tribe
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To distribute into tribes or classes; to categorize.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tribus
Language: la
Decoded: tribus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A tribe.
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives