instrumentalise

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A form of instrumentalize — To make into an instrument for achieving a goal.

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Meanings

verbinstrumentalise (third-person singular simple present instrumentalises, present participle instrumentalising, simple past and past participle instrumentalised)

present singular third person instrumentalises · participle present instrumentalising · participle past instrumentalised · past instrumentalised

  1. UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of instrumentalize.

Origin

From instrumental + -ise.

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Cite this entry
APA

instrumentalise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instrumentalise

MLA

“instrumentalise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instrumentalise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “instrumentalise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instrumentalise.

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