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

Unlike the goals of those who have wanted to defund, divest, or abolish law enforcement agencies. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Rogers accused El-Sayed of seeking to defund the police in Egypt, a misleading claim based on an open letter El-Sayed signed in 2012. — New York Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Gates says Washburn’s petition is a first volley in an attempt to discredit and then defund the Wildlife Council. — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026

Political advertising warns about Democratic plots to defund the police. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 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