instrumentalisation

English

Alternative forms

• instrumentalization

Etymology

Etymology tree

English instrumental

English -ise

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin -ātiōlbor.

Old French -ationbor.

Middle English -acioun

English -ation

English -isation

English instrumentalisation

From instrumental + -isation.

Noun

instrumentalisation (countable and uncountable, plural instrumentalisations)

1. (philosophy) The treatment of an idea as an instrument that functions as a guide to action.

Related terms

• instrumentalism
• instrumentalist

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: instrumentalització f
• Czech: instrumentalizace sg or m
• Dutch: instrumentalisering m
• French: instrumentalisation (fr) f
• Galician: instrumentalización (gl) f
• German: Instrumentalisierung (de) f
• Italian: strumentalizzazione f
• Occitan: instrumentalizacion (oc) f
• Polish: instrumentalizacja f
• Portuguese: instrumentalização f
• Russian: инструментализация (ru) f (instrumentalizacija)
• Slovak: inštrumentalizácia m
• Spanish: instrumentalización f
• Swedish: instrumentalisering n
• Welsh: offerynnoli f

French

Etymology

From instrumentaliser +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃s.tʁy.mɑ̃.ta.li.za.sjɔ̃/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

instrumentalisation f (plural instrumentalisations)

1. making use of something to achieve a practical or political goal, manipulation

   Synonym: récupération à des fins politiques

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with instrumentation.

Further reading

• “instrumentalisation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012