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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

deinstrumentalize en · VERB

Etymology

From de- + instrumentalize.

Meanings

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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
deinstrumentalizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
deinstrumentalized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
deinstrumentalized Tense=Past lexicographic
deinstrumentalizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Antonyms

instrumentalize

Relateds

deinstrumentalization