functionalize

English

Etymology

From functional +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

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Verb

functionalize (third-person singular simple present functionalizes, present participle functionalizing, simple past and past participle functionalized)

1. (transitive) To provide (something) with a function.
2. (transitive, organic chemistry) To add a functional group to (a compound).
3. (transitive, programming) To adapt into a form that uses functional programming.

Derived terms

• biofunctionalize
• biofunctionalized
• difunctionalized
• functionalizable
• functionalization
• homofunctionalized
• immunofunctionalized
• monofunctionalized
• multifunctionalize
• multifunctionalized
• neofunctionalize
• nonfunctionalized
• organofunctionalized
• photofunctionalize
• polyfunctionalized
• refunctionalize
• subfunctionalize
• tetrafunctionalized
• unfunctionalized