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verb de·fund \(ˌ)dē-ˈfənd\

Definition of defund

transitive verb
: to withdraw funding from

Recent Examples of defund from the Web

Well, here’s the answer https://t.co/SsdhaPtaFh — Randi Weingarten (@rweingarten) May 30, 2017 The Dog Whistle President wants to disband & defund civil rights initiatives that prevent discrimination in shelters, workplaces & schools.

— graham vyse, New Republic, "Donald Trump’s war on civil rights is intensifying.", 31 May 2017
Trump’s budget would completely defund the Market Access Program and the Foreign Market Development Program, which are overseen by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

— seattle times staff, The Seattle Times, "Experts say Trump’s budget could devastate wheat exports", 30 May 2017
If the school newspaper prints an article that offends you, don’t tell the university to defund the paper: publish your own online blogs and journals, and circulate them far and wide.

— valerie strauss, Washington Post, "How today’s college students infantilize themselves", 27 May 2017
The AHCA would also defund Planned Parenthood and phase out the Medicaid expansion that happened under the ACA.

— amelia thomson-deveaux, Cosmopolitan, "71% of Young Women Oppose the Republican Plan to Replace Obamacare", 25 May 2017

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