Word: defunctionalizes
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: de
func
tio
na
li
zes
Definition: Third-person singular of defunctionalize. To subject to defunctionalization.
Morphemes:
Affix: de-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: reversal, undoing, removing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: function
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Something which is dependent on or stems from another thing; a result or concomitant.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: functiō
Language: la
Decoded: functio
Meaning: performance, execution
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.