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1. A device that requires skill for proper use
    
2. The means whereby some act is accomplished
   "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"
   - tool
    
3. A person used by another to gain an end
   - pawn, cat's-paw
    
4. (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
   - legal document, legal instrument, official document
    
5. The semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
   - instrumental role
    
6. Any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
   - musical instrument

1. Equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling
    
2. Write an instrumental score for
   - instrumentate
    
3. Address a legal document to

Derived forms: instrumenting, instruments, instrumented

See also: instrumental, instrumentalist, instrumentation

Type of: address, agency, assistant, compose, device, direct, document, equip, fit, fit out, help, helper, means, outfit, papers, participant role, semantic role, supporter, way, write, written document

Encyclopedia: Instrument