tribalizes
Divides into groups
Tribalizes means causes to become tribal—to adopt tribal organization, identity, or mentality.
The word appears in discussions of how communities fragment into competing groups with fierce in-group loyalty: Social media tribalizes political discourse.
When something tribalizes a population, it divides people into factions that view outsiders with suspicion or hostility.
Separation into opposing extremes
- factionalismDivision into opposing cliques
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
- schismFormal organizational fracture
segregation · splintering · balkanization · sectarianism · disunity · rift · cleavage · alienation
Unity among allies
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- collectiveJointly organized group
fellowship · loyalty · bonding · belonging · esprit de corps · in-group · allegiance · unity
Systematic study of peoples
- anthropologyStudy of human cultures
- ritesFormal ceremonial acts
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
ceremonies · rituals · totem · shamanism · folklore · mythology · kinship · clan
polarization
Separation into opposing extremes
- factionalismDivision into opposing cliques
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
schism · segregation · splintering · balkanization · sectarianism · disunity · rift · cleavage · alienation · bifurcation
solidarity
Unity among allies
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
collective · fellowship · loyalty · bonding · belonging · esprit de corps · in-group · allegiance · unity · affiliation
ethnography
Systematic study of peoples
- anthropologyStudy of human cultures
- ritesFormal ceremonial acts
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
traditions · ceremonies · rituals · totem · shamanism · folklore · mythology · kinship · clan · mores
tribalizesunifies
Combines into one
unites · integrates · consolidates · harmonizes · coalesces
tribalizesuniversalizes
Makes broadly applicable
globalizes · mainstreams · homogenizes · standardizes · normalizes