deinstrumentalize
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From de- + instrumentalize.
Verb
[edit]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.