"refunctionalize" meaning in English

See refunctionalize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: refunctionalizes [present, singular, third-person], refunctionalizing [participle, present], refunctionalized [participle, past], refunctionalized [past]
Etymology: From re- + functionalize. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|functionalize}} re- + functionalize Head templates: {{en-verb}} refunctionalize (third-person singular simple present refunctionalizes, present participle refunctionalizing, simple past and past participle refunctionalized)
  1. (transitive) To modify the function or purpose of; to repurpose. Tags: transitive Related terms: refunction, refunctionalization
    Sense id: en-refunctionalize-en-verb-v2jpbbrr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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