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neofunctionalise

neofunctionalise is the alternative form of neofunctionalize.

Meaning of neofunctionalize

Verb

neofunctionalize (third-person singular simple present neofunctionalizes, present participle neofunctionalizing, simple past and past participle neofunctionalized)

  1. To cause or to undergo neofunctionalization.

Forms of neofunctionalise

third-person singular presentneofunctionalises
present participleneofunctionalising
past participleneofunctionalised
pastneofunctionalised

Origin of neofunctionalise

From neo- + functionalise.

Questions about neofunctionalise

What is neofunctionalise the alternative form of?
Neofunctionalise is the alternative form of neofunctionalize.

Words near neofunctionalise in the dictionary

  1. neoformative
  2. neoformed
  3. neofunctional
  4. neofunctionalisation
  5. neofunctionalisations
  6. neofunctionalise
  7. neofunctionalised
  8. neofunctionalism
  9. neofunctionalist
  10. neofunctionalists
  11. neofunctionalization

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