functionalize
To provide (something) with a function.
Verb
- To provide (something) with a function.
- To add a functional group to (a compound).
- To adapt into a form that uses functional programming.
Origin
Etymology tree Old French fonction Middle French functionbor. English function Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English functional Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English functionalize From functional + -ize.
Forms
Derived
biofunctionalize biofunctionalized difunctionalized functionalizable functionalization homofunctionalized immunofunctionalized monofunctionalized multifunctionalize multifunctionalized neofunctionalize nonfunctionalized organofunctionalized photofunctionalize polyfunctionalized refunctionalize subfunctionalize tetrafunctionalized unfunctionalized