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neofunctionalize

neofunctionalize verb: to cause or to undergo neofunctionalization.

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 neofunctionalize

third-person singular presentneofunctionalizes
present participleneofunctionalizing
past participleneofunctionalized
pastneofunctionalized

Origin of neofunctionalize

From neo- + functionalize

Questions about neofunctionalize

What does neofunctionalize mean?
Neofunctionalize means to cause or to undergo neofunctionalization.
What part of speech is neofunctionalize?
Neofunctionalize is a verb.
What is the past tense of neofunctionalize?
The past tense of neofunctionalize is neofunctionalized.

Words near neofunctionalize in the dictionary

  1. neofunctionalism
  2. neofunctionalist
  3. neofunctionalists
  4. neofunctionalization
  5. neofunctionalizations
  6. neofunctionalize
  7. neofunctionalized
  8. neofunctionalizing
  9. neofunctionally
  10. neofuturism
  11. neofuturist

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