Verb: functionalize 'fúngk-shu-nu,lIz
- Assign a specific function or purpose to something
"They functionalized the nanoparticles to target cancer cells";
- functionalise [Brit]
- Modify a chemical compound to give it new functions or properties
"The researchers functionalized the polymer to make it water-soluble";
- functionalise [Brit]
Derived forms: functionalized, functionalizes, functionalizing