"refunction" meaning in English

See refunction in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: refunctions [present, singular, third-person], refunctioning [participle, present], refunctioned [participle, past], refunctioned [past]
Etymology: re- + function, as a calque of German Umfunktionierung. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|function}} re- + function, {{uder|en|de|Umfunktionierung}} German Umfunktionierung Head templates: {{en-verb}} refunction (third-person singular simple present refunctions, present participle refunctioning, simple past and past participle refunctioned)
  1. (transitive) To transform (a culture or institution, etc.) in order to promote social change. Wikipedia link: Refunctioning Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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