Dictionary definition · instrument
noun
- a device that requires skill for proper use
- the means whereby some act is accomplished"my greed was the instrument of my destruction"
- a person used by another to gain an end
- (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
- the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
- any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
verb
- equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling
- write an instrumental score for
- address a legal document to
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).