instrumentalize

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolinstrumentalizar

Françaisinstrumentaliser

Deutschinstrumentalisieren

6 more languages

Catalàinstrumentalitzar

Ελληνικάεργαλειοποιώ

Suomivälineellistää

Galegoinstrumentalizar

Italianostrumentalizzare

Portuguêsinstrumentalizar 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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