unfence

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ fence.

Verb

unfence (third-person singular simple present unfences, present participle unfencing, simple past and past participle unfenced)

1. (transitive) To remove a fence (from)
2. To remove restrictions on the use of

   unfence the funds

   • 1985, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services, Defense Department authorization and oversight, page 820:

     So that money has been appropriated. It is on the line. And the vote is merely to unfence that money , and allow us to obligate it.

References

• “unfence”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.