† defundv.¹

Forms: Also 1500s defound.

Etymology: < Latin dēfundĕre (or its Old French representing defondre , des- , def- ), < de- prefix 1a + fundĕre to pour. See also diffund v.

Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To pour down.

ΚΠ

a1522 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xii. Prol. 41 Furth..ischit Phebus..Defundand [1553 defoundand] from hys sege etheryall Glaid influent aspectis celicall.

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) ix. viii. 4 The son scheyn Begouth defund [1553 defound] hys bemys on the greyn.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

defundv.²

Brit.

/dᵻˈfʌnd/,

/(ˌ)diːˈfʌnd/, U.S.

/diˈfənd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: de- prefix, fund v.

Etymology: < de- prefix + fund v. Compare earlier defunding n.

transitive. To withdraw funding from (an enterprise, institution, etc.), either wholly or in part.

ΚΠ

1953 Mil. & Naval Constr. Authorization: Hearings before Comm. Armed Services U.S. Senate on S. 2361 (83rd Congr., 1st Session) 173 We are going to have to defund some item already funded that we consider of a lesser priority in order to build these $287 million worth of items.

2001 Sunday Tasmanian (Nexis) 15 July It is very disturbing to read of the Labor Government's intention to cease funding for Caroline House... How..will this Government prove to the general public that their decision to defund Caroline House is justified?

2016 Oxf. Mail (Nexis) 10 Oct. (News section) These plans are less about improvements to patient services and more about continuing to severely defund the NHS, secreted within the Trojan horse of ‘cost-efficiencies’.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	defund
释义	† defundv.¹ Forms: Also 1500s defound. Etymology: < Latin dēfundĕre (or its Old French representing defondre , des- , def- ), < de- prefix 1a + fundĕre to pour. See also diffund v. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To pour down. ΚΠ a1522 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xii. Prol. 41 Furth..ischit Phebus..Defundand [1553 defoundand] from hys sege etheryall Glaid influent aspectis celicall. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) ix. viii. 4 The son scheyn Begouth defund [1553 defound] hys bemys on the greyn. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2021). defundv.² Brit. /dᵻˈfʌnd/, /(ˌ)diːˈfʌnd/, U.S. /diˈfənd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: de- prefix, fund v. Etymology: < de- prefix + fund v. Compare earlier defunding n. transitive. To withdraw funding from (an enterprise, institution, etc.), either wholly or in part. ΚΠ 1953 Mil. & Naval Constr. Authorization: Hearings before Comm. Armed Services U.S. Senate on S. 2361 (83rd Congr., 1st Session) 173 We are going to have to defund some item already funded that we consider of a lesser priority in order to build these $287 million worth of items. 2001 Sunday Tasmanian (Nexis) 15 July It is very disturbing to read of the Labor Government's intention to cease funding for Caroline House... How..will this Government prove to the general public that their decision to defund Caroline House is justified? 2016 Oxf. Mail (Nexis) 10 Oct. (News section) These plans are less about improvements to patient services and more about continuing to severely defund the NHS, secreted within the Trojan horse of ‘cost-efficiencies’. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.¹a1522v.²1953
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