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instrumentalize

verb

Etymology

From instrumental + -ize.

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

Definitions

  1. To make into an instrument for achieving a goal.

    • […] they also instrumentalize race to reinstate nostalgic, vanguard notions of political activism […]

  2. To transcribe for instrumental execution a piece of music written for the human voice

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Derived

instrumentalizer

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA