No. 14,363 in German
instrumentalisieren
To use something or someone as a means to achieve a goal, often for one's own purposes.
In a sentence
Er versuchte, die Daten, um seine These zu unterstützen, zu instrumentalisieren.
He tried to instrumentalize the data to support his thesis.
Usage here implies employing the data as an means or tool to achieve a specific end.
Die Regierung wurde kritisiert, weil sie die Medien zur Förderung ihrer Agenda instrumentalisierte.
The government was criticized for instrumentalizing the media to promote its agenda.
The word in this context illustrates the action of using a medium for advancing a specific strategy or objective.
Die Organisation instrumentalisierte das Ereignis, um mehr Unterstützung zu gewinnen.
The organization instrumentalized the event to gain more support.
In this situation, the verb shows how an event is utilized as a means for achieving larger support.
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