To operate or work as intended; to perform one's function or role.
Back-formed from function as a noun, adding the verb suffix -ate (Latin -atus). This is a rare or specialized verb form.
Rarely used in English, 'functionate' exists mostly in technical jargon and sounds almost comically formal—like saying 'to chairmanate' instead of just 'to chair.'
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