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deinstrumentalize

verb

Etymology

From de- + instrumentalize.

  1. derived from īnstrūmentālis
  2. inherited from instrumental
  3. suffixed as instrumentalize — “instrumental + ize”
  4. prefixed as deinstrumentalize — “de + instrumentalize”

Definitions

  1. To stop something being merely an instrument for achieving a goal, and thereby give it…

    To stop something being merely an instrument for achieving a goal, and thereby give it its own identity or autonomy.

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