defund
verb
de·fund (ˌ)dē-ˈfənd 
defunded; defunding; defunds
transitive verb
: to withdraw funding from
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Fox News Digital reported Tuesday that the BVBJ awards tens of thousands of dollars to activists who want to defund and abolish the police and U.S. prison system. 
Jessica Chasmar, Fox News, 18 Aug. 2022 Under pressure from activists calling to defund the police, Bowser largely stood by her police department, fighting public battles with the D.C. Council over the police budget. Ashraf Khalil, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2022 A year after mass protests calling to defund the police, we’re set to elect a cop to lead the city. Willy Blackmore, Curbed, 28 Oct. 2021 Cori Bush, congresswoman from Missouri, is saying it’s time to defund the police. ABC News, 13 Feb. 2022 More recently, some congressional Republicans have made that easier for Democrats by calling to literally defund the FBI following its search warrant at Mar-a-Lago. Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2022 The campaign also did not say whether Abrams disavowed the group for giving thousands to defund the police activists. Jessica Chasmar, Fox News, 18 Aug. 2022 The new spot alleges Dixon's budget proposals would defund state police. Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 27 July 2022 Residents — as well as activists who want to defund law enforcement — have been arguing over whether the city is being ripped off, especially because some types of crime, such as theft, are rising. Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2022 See More
Jessica Chasmar, Fox News, 18 Aug. 2022 Under pressure from activists calling to defund the police, Bowser largely stood by her police department, fighting public battles with the D.C. Council over the police budget. Ashraf Khalil, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2022 A year after mass protests calling to defund the police, we’re set to elect a cop to lead the city. Willy Blackmore, Curbed, 28 Oct. 2021 Cori Bush, congresswoman from Missouri, is saying it’s time to defund the police. ABC News, 13 Feb. 2022 More recently, some congressional Republicans have made that easier for Democrats by calling to literally defund the FBI following its search warrant at Mar-a-Lago. Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2022 The campaign also did not say whether Abrams disavowed the group for giving thousands to defund the police activists. Jessica Chasmar, Fox News, 18 Aug. 2022 The new spot alleges Dixon's budget proposals would defund state police. Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 27 July 2022 Residents — as well as activists who want to defund law enforcement — have been arguing over whether the city is being ripped off, especially because some types of crime, such as theft, are rising. Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1948, in the meaning defined above
defunded
verb
as in received
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- received
- disendowed
- subsisted
- drew
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- funded
- subsidized
- financed
- established
- organized
- founded
- endowed
- supported
- donated
- contributed
- bequeathed
- subscribed
- underwrote