refunctionalize

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verb

To modify the function or purpose of; to repurpose.

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Meanings

verbrefunctionalize (third-person singular simple present refunctionalizes, present participle refunctionalizing, simple past and past participle refunctionalized)

present singular third person refunctionalizes · participle present refunctionalizing · participle past refunctionalized · past refunctionalized

  1. transitiveTo modify the function or purpose of; to repurpose.

Origin

From re- + functionalize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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