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defunctionalize

defunctionalize verb: to subject to defunctionalization.

Verb

defunctionalize (third-person singular simple present defunctionalizes, present participle defunctionalizing, simple past and past participle defunctionalized)

  1. To subject to defunctionalization.

Forms of defunctionalize

third-person singular presentdefunctionalizes
present participledefunctionalizing
past participledefunctionalized
pastdefunctionalized

Origin of defunctionalize

From de- + functional + -ize.

Questions about defunctionalize

What does defunctionalize mean?
Defunctionalize means to subject to defunctionalization.
What part of speech is defunctionalize?
Defunctionalize is a verb.
What is the past tense of defunctionalize?
The past tense of defunctionalize is defunctionalized.

Words near defunctionalize in the dictionary

  1. defuncted
  2. defuncting
  3. defunction
  4. defunctionalization
  5. defunctionalizations
  6. defunctionalize
  7. defunctionalized
  8. defunctionalizes
  9. defunctionalizing
  10. defunctioning
  11. defunctions

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