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Meaning of instrumentalize | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. To make into an instrument for achieving a goal.
    transitive
  2. To transcribe for instrumental execution a piece of music written for the human voice
    transitive

Equivalents

Català instrumentalitzar
Deutsch instrumentalisieren
Ελληνικά εργαλειοποιώ
Español instrumentalizar
Suomi välineellistää
Français instrumentaliser
Galego instrumentalizar
Italiano strumentalizzare
Português instrumentalizar instrumentalize

Examples

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

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

instrumentalized instrumentalizes instrumentalizing instrumented instrumenting instruments

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