deinstrumentalize

verb

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

Opposite
instrumentalize
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Meanings

verbdeinstrumentalize (third-person singular simple present deinstrumentalizes, present participle deinstrumentalizing, simple past and past participle deinstrumentalized)

present singular third person deinstrumentalizes · participle present deinstrumentalizing · participle past deinstrumentalized · past deinstrumentalized

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
instrumentalize

Origin

From de- + instrumentalize.

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APA

deinstrumentalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deinstrumentalize

MLA

“deinstrumentalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deinstrumentalize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deinstrumentalize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deinstrumentalize.

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