defund

verb

de·​fund (ˌ)dē-ˈfənd 

defunded; defunding; defunds

transitive verb

: to withdraw funding from

Examples of defund in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And in New York, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has tried to distance himself from his past criticisms of the city’s police department and a previous call to defund the agency. — ABC News, 31 July 2026

In 2020, activists launched a campaign to defund the police department, although it was regarded as relatively progressive and community-oriented. — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

According to Paxton, Democrat candidate James Talarico does the opposite, wanting to defund police and make the jobs of sheriffs harder. — Rachel Royster july 22, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026

Still, 103 of his 212 member coalition voted to defund Israel, revealing the true breadth of this new coalition. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for defund

• fecund
• refund
• rotund
• secund
• and
• bund
• fund
• gunned
• hund
• mund
• shunned
• stunned