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subsidise

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sub⋅si⋅dize

[suhb-si-dahyz]
–verb (used with object), -dized, -diz⋅ing.
1. to furnish or aid with a subsidy.
2. to purchase the assistance of by the payment of a subsidy.
3. to secure the cooperation of by bribery; buy over.
Also, especially British, sub⋅si⋅dise.


Origin:
1785–95; subsid(y) + -ize


sub⋅si⋅diz⋅a⋅ble, adjective
sub⋅si⋅di⋅za⋅tion, noun
sub⋅si⋅diz⋅er, noun
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