Refunction
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Refunction is a verb meaning (transitive) To transform (a culture or institution, etc.) in order to promote social change.
Meaning
(transitive) To transform (a culture or institution, etc.) in order to promote social change.
Example Sentences
A global corporate power, Del Rio Inc., attempts to refunction a Mexican peasant culture of small-holders for biopolitical exploitation by commodifying the water that sustains their way of life.
Word Forms
- refunctions
- refunctioning
- refunctioned
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include refunctionalize, reculture, transform, reform, reconvert, redeem.
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