instrumentalize
instrumentalize verb: to make into an instrument for achieving a goal.
Verb
instrumentalize (third-person singular simple present instrumentalizes, present participle instrumentalizing, simple past and past participle instrumentalized)
- To make into an instrument for achieving a goal.
- […] they also instrumentalize race to reinstate nostalgic, vanguard notions of political activism […]2002, Katrin Sieg, Ethnic Drag: Performing Race, Nation, Sexuality in West Germany
- To transcribe for instrumental execution a piece of music written for the human voice
Antonyms of instrumentalize
Forms of instrumentalize
| third-person singular present | instrumentalizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | instrumentalizing |
| past participle | instrumentalized |
| past | instrumentalized |
| alternative form | instrumentalise |
Origin of instrumentalize
From instrumental + -ize.
Words formed from instrumentalize
Questions about instrumentalize
- What does instrumentalize mean?
- Instrumentalize means to make into an instrument for achieving a goal.
- What part of speech is instrumentalize?
- Instrumentalize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of instrumentalize?
- The past tense of instrumentalize is instrumentalized.
Words near instrumentalize in the dictionary
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