defund
UK/diːˈfʌnd/
defund verb: to cancel funding for.
Verb
defund (third-person singular simple present defunds, present participle defunding, simple past and past participle defunded)
- To cancel funding for.
- Did the Arizona legislators satisfy the principles of deliberation when they decided to defund organ transplants?1996, Amy Gutmann, Dennis Frank Thompson, Democracy and Disagreement
- However, when Congress has attempted to defund a presidential agency, presidents have responded by creating new agencies to perform similar functions.2003, David E Lewis, Presidents and the Politics of Agency Design
- Synonyms:
- unfund
Synonyms of defund
Forms of defund
| third-person singular present | defunds |
|---|---|
| present participle | defunding |
| past participle | defunded |
| past | defunded |
Origin of defund
From de- + fund.
Words formed from defund
Words that rhyme with defund
Questions about defund
- What does defund mean?
- Defund means to cancel funding for.
- What part of speech is defund?
- Defund is a verb.
- How do you pronounce defund?
- Defund is pronounced /diːˈfʌnd/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of defund?
- The past tense of defund is defunded.
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