detribalize
verb
(UKusuallydetribalise)uk/ˌdiːˈtraɪ.bəl.aɪz/us/ˌdiːˈtraɪ.bəl.aɪz/[TorI]
to makemembersof atribe(= asocialgroupofpeoplewith the samelanguage,customs, andhistory, and often arecognizedleader)stopfollowingtheirtraditionalcustomsorsocialstructure:
（使）脱离部落；（使）消除部落风俗习惯During the 1920s, thefederalgovernmentintensifieditseffortsto detribalize andassimilateAmericanIndians.在20世纪20年代，联邦政府加强了对美国印第安人的去部落化和同化工作。
TheurbanizationofAfricanshas beencondemnedon thegroundthat it "detribalizes" them.非洲人的城市化受到谴责，理由是城市化让他们失去了原本的风俗习惯。
- Easternreformersbeganacampaigntooverturnreservationpolicyand detribalize theIndian.
- Therationalebehind thismeasurewas to detribalize AmericanIndiansby making themownersofprivateproperty.
- ThroughoutAfrica, thepolicyhas been to detribalize and tocreatebignation-states.