defunctionalize

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verb

To subject to defunctionalization.

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Meanings

verbdefunctionalize (third-person singular simple present defunctionalizes, present participle defunctionalizing, simple past and past participle defunctionalized)

present singular third person defunctionalizes · participle present defunctionalizing · participle past defunctionalized · past defunctionalized

  1. computingTo subject to defunctionalization.

Origin

From de- + functional + -ize.

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Cite this entry
APA

defunctionalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defunctionalize

MLA

“defunctionalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defunctionalize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defunctionalize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defunctionalize.

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