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functionate

functionate verb: to function.

Verb

functionate (third-person singular simple present functionates, present participle functionating, simple past and past participle functionated)

  1. (dated, nonstandard) To function.
    Synonyms:
    function

Synonyms of functionate

Forms of functionate

third-person singular presentfunctionates
present participlefunctionating
past participlefunctionated
pastfunctionated

Origin of functionate

From function + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Questions about functionate

What does functionate mean?
Functionate means to function.
What part of speech is functionate?
Functionate is a verb.
What is the past tense of functionate?
The past tense of functionate is functionated.

Words near functionate in the dictionary

  1. functionals
  2. functionaries
  3. functionarism
  4. functionary
  5. functionaryism
  6. functionate
  7. functionated
  8. functionates
  9. functionating
  10. functioned
  11. functioneth

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