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refunctionalize

verb

Etymology

From re- + functionalize.

  1. derived from *bʰewg-✻
  2. derived from functiō — “performance, execution”
  3. derived from fonction
  4. borrowed from function
  5. formed as functional — “function + -al”
  6. suffixed as functionalize — “functional + ize”
  7. prefixed as refunctionalize — “re + functionalize”

Definitions

  1. To modify the function or purpose of

    To modify the function or purpose of; to repurpose.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA