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Vinony

defund

verb

  1. take away funding
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Pronunciation: /diːˈfʌnd/

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English fund English defund From de- + fund.

  1. To cancel funding for.

    “Did the Arizona legislators satisfy the principles of deliberation when they decided to defund organ transplants?”

    “However, when Congress has attempted to defund a presidential agency, presidents have responded by creating new agencies to perform similar functions.”