deinstrumentalize

== English == === Etymology === From de- +‎ instrumentalize. === Verb === deinstrumentalize (third-person singular simple present deinstrumentalizes, present participle deinstrumentalizing, simple past and past participle deinstrumentalized) (transitive) To stop something being merely an instrument for achieving a goal, and thereby give it its own identity or autonomy. ==== Antonyms ==== instrumentalize ==== Related terms ==== deinstrumentalization