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instrumentalize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-stru-men-tal-ize
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make into an instrument for achieving a goal.

Transitive verb

verb

To transcribe for instrumental execution a piece of music written for the human voice

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

instrumentalizes (present, singular) instrumentalizing (participle, present) instrumentalized (participle, past) instrumentalized (past) instrumentalise (alternative)

Derived Forms

instrumentalizer

Frequently Paired Words

instrumentalization

Antonyms

deinstrumentalize

Questions

What does instrumentalize mean?
To make into an instrument for achieving a goal.
Where does instrumentalize come from?
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.

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