Defunctionalize

/ˌdiːˈfʌŋkʃənəlaɪz/ verb

Definition

To systematically remove or reduce the functional capacity of something; to make something non-functional.

Etymology

From 'de-' plus 'functional' plus '-ize,' the suffix meaning to cause or make. The -ize suffix comes from Greek and is used to create verbs, especially in scientific and technical contexts.

Kelly Says

The -ize suffix is so productive in English that we often don't realize how recent many -ize words are—'defunctionalize' is technical jargon, but the same pattern gave us 'hospitalize,' 'summarize,' and thousands of others.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
功能を無効にする
fon-k-shon-wo-n-i-ki-o-ni-ru
ARالعربية
تعطيل الوظيفة
ta-a-til al-woz-i-fa
BNবাংলা
কার্যহীন করা
kaar-ya-hee-na kor-a
CACatalà
desactivar funció
de-sa-k-ti-var fun-ció
CSČeština
defunkcionalizovat
de-fun-k-shio-na-li-zo-vat'
DADansk
deaktivere funktion
de-ak-ti-ve-re fun-k-shon
DEDeutsch
defunktionalisieren
de-funk-shio-na-li-ze-ren
ELΕλληνικά
απενεργοποίηση λειτουργίας
a-pe-ner-go-po-i-si lu-no-di-a-sis
ESEspañol
desfuncionalizar
de-sun-fon-shio-nar
FAفارسی
عملکرد را غیرفعال کنید
amal-kard ra ghayr-fa-al konid
FISuomi
poistaa toiminnon
po-i-staa toi-min-non
FRFrançais
défonctionnaliser
de-fonk-shio-nal-i-ser
GUGU
કાર્ય કરવાનું બંધ કરવું
kaar-ya kar-va-nu ban-dh kar-vu
HAHA
tushe
tu-she
HEעברית
לנטרל פונקציה
le-n-ter-al fon-k-t-sia
HIहिन्दी
कार्यहीन करना
kaar-ya-hee-na kar-na
HUMagyar
defunkcionalizálni
de-fun-k-shio-na-li-za-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
menonaktifkan fungsi
me-no-ak-ti-va-kan fun-si
IGIG
kwuo
kwo-o
ITItaliano
defunzionalizzare
de-fun-shio-na-li-zar-e
JA日本語
機能を停止させる
ki-i-o-o-to-i-shi-te-sa-su-ru
KKKK
функциясын жойып тастау
fun-k-tsi-ya-sn joy-yp ta-sta-u
KMKM
បិទបាន
pit-ba-an
KO한국어
기능을 비활성화하다
ki-nung-eul bi-hwa-l-seong-ha-da
MRMR
कार्यक्षमता नष्ट करा
kaar-ya-ksham-ta nasht kara
MSBahasa Melayu
menghilangkan fungsi
men-ghi-la-kan fun-si
MYမြန်မာ
ပုံစံ ပျက်စီး
pon-san pyet-si
NLNederlands
defuntionaliseren
de-fun-k-shio-na-li-ze-ren
NONorsk
deaktivere funksjon
de-ak-ti-ve-re fun-k-shon
PAPA
ਕੰਮ ਨਾ ਕਰਨ
kam na kar-n
PLPolski
defunkcjonalizować
de-fun-k-shio-na-li-zo-vat'
PTPortuguês
desfuncionalizar
de-sun-fon-shio-nar
RORomână
defuncționaliza
de-fun-k-shio-na-li-za
RUРусский
дефункционализировать
de-fun-k-shio-na-li-zi-ro-vat'
SVSvenska
deaktivera funktion
de-ak-ti-ve-ra fun-k-shon
SWKiswahili
kuzima kazi
koo-zi-ma ka-zi
TAதமிழ்
செயல்பாட்டை நிறுத்த
se-yal-pa-tta-i ni-ruth-tha
TEతెలుగు
చేయిని నిలిపివేయండి
che-yi-ni ni-li-pi-ve-ya-ndi
THไทย
ทำให้ไม่สามารถทำงานได้
thae-ke mai sa-am-por-t-kan-tam-ngaan-dai
TLTL
i-deactivate ang pag-function
i-de-ak-ti-vate ang pag-fun-k-shon
TRTürkçe
fonksiyonelsiz hale getirmek
fon-k-shio-nel-siz ha-le ge-tir-mek
UKУкраїнська
дефункціоналізувати
de-fun-k-tsio-na-li-zu-vat'
URاردو
کاملیا غیر فعال
ka-meli-a ghair fa-al
VITiếng Việt
tắt chức năng
tat chu-ng nang
YOYO
ṣeṣe
she-she
ZH中文
使失去功能
shi-shi-qu-de-gong-neng
ZUZU
ukuthiwe
koo-thi-we

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