instrumentalize en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree English instrumental Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English instrumentalize From instrumental + -ize.
Meanings
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(transitive) 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:
- (transitive) To transcribe for instrumental execution a piece of music written for the human voice
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| instrumentalise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| instrumentalizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| instrumentalized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| instrumentalized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| instrumentalizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
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Translations (10)
es instrumentalizar (make into an instrument for achieving a goal) · pt instrumentalizar (make into an instrument for achieving a goal) · de instrumentalisieren (transcribe for instrumental execution a piece of music written for the human voice) · it strumentalizzare (make into an instrument for achieving a goal) · it strumentalizzare (transcribe for instrumental execution a piece of music written for the human voice) · fr instrumentaliser (make into an instrument for achieving a goal) · gl instrumentalizar (make into an instrument for achieving a goal) · de instrumentalisieren (make into an instrument for achieving a goal) · ca instrumentalitzar (make into an instrument for achieving a goal) · el εργαλειοποιώ (make into an instrument for achieving a goal)