defund

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Definition of defund in English English dictionary

To cancel funding for

So Republicans are planning instead a strategy of “defunding” the new health law.

{f} withdraw the the financial resources of; stop the funding from

Turkish pronunciation

difʌnd

Pronunciation

/dēˈfənd/ /diːˈfʌnd/

Etymology

[ (")dE-'f&nd ] (transitive verb.) 1948. From de- +‎ fund.