to instrument
- verb
- /ˈɪnstrəmənt/
- Specialized
- She will instrument the song for piano and strings, creating a beautiful arrangement.
Examples
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After finishing the melody, he began to instrument it for a jazz band to perform.
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Our dream is to instrument, eventually, a one-kilometer cube of Antarctic ice.
Academic text (2000) -
It can be very helpful to smaller schools whose major ensembles may not be fully instrumented, and it can give extra performance opportunities to the outstanding students in larger schools.
Academic text (2004) -
The composer decided to instrument the piece for a full orchestra to enhance its sound.
Synonyms
To write music for a film or play
To change a song or other work so it can be performed in a new way
To arrange music for an orchestra to play
To write parts for different instruments in a piece of music
Antonyms
Compounds
A flat panel with dials and lights that shows condition and helps control a vehicle or machine
- Specialized
A musical instrument that makes sound when its strings are played, like a guitar or violin
- Specialized
A tool a surgeon uses during an operation to cut, hold, or move body tissue
- Specialized
A document or digital record, like a bond, that shows someone owes money and when they must pay it back
An instrument that makes sound when you blow air through it, like a flute or trumpet
- Specialized
A musical instrument played by blowing and making your lips buzz on a metal mouthpiece, like a trumpet or trombone
- Specialized
To land a plane using only instruments when the pilot cannot see the runway
- Specialized
A tool that shows you direction or position to help you find your way, for example a compass
- Specialized
A written paper that promises payment of a certain amount to a named person or the holder when due
An instrument that makes sound when a reed vibrates, like a clarinet or saxophone
- Specialized
A device with lenses or mirrors that helps you see things clearly
- Specialized
A tool that measures distance, angles, and height to map land
A musical instrument that makes sound when you blow air, often using a reed, like a clarinet or oboe
A musical instrument that makes sound when a thin piece of wood or cane vibrates as you blow
- Specialized
A legal document that businesses use to make or record payments
- Specialized
A financial product whose value comes from something like a stock or bond
- Specialized
A musical instrument that makes sound with two reeds, like an oboe or bassoon
A device that makes musical sounds using electricity, like a synthesizer or keyboard
- Formal
The act of signing a legal document so it becomes legally binding
- Specialized
A wind instrument that makes sound when air moves a thin reed, like an accordion or harmonica
- Specialized
A way for electronic instruments and computers to send musical data to each other
- Specialized
To fly a plane using only instruments without seeing the ground or horizon
A musical instrument you play by hitting, shaking, or scraping, like a drum
- Specialized
A device that measures and maps land, buildings, or boundaries
- Specialized
A device that measures the time difference between two events very precisely
- Archaic
A telescope set east–west to record the exact time a star crosses the north–south line in the sky
A musical instrument like a clarinet or saxophone that makes sound when air passes one reed
How Orchestrated
Surface Forms
Etymology
Instrument comes from the Latin instrumentum and instruere meaning 'to equip' or 'put together'. So to instrument a melody is to arrange or set it up for real instruments, giving each part to the players.