† functionizev.
/ˈfʌŋkʃənʌɪz/. Obsolete. rare.
intransitive. To perform one's function; to operate, function.
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society > occupation and work > duties > [verb (intransitive)]
officiate1649
functionate1843
function1844
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1847 Times 2 Sept. 3/5 The Juiz de direico lately appointed for this district by the Government does not ‘functionize’.
1868 N. Porter Human Intellect Introd. iv. §41. 55 A soul that is self-conscious is not so singular as a brain functionizing about itself and its own being.
1927 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 10 Feb. 14/4 Owing however to the Association ceasing to functionise the matter was in abeyance.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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