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subsidize

 [suhb-si-dahyz]  

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

Related forms
sub·si·diz·a·ble, adjective
sub·si·di·za·tion, noun
sub·si·diz·er, noun
de·sub·si·di·za·tion, noun
de·sub·si·dize, verb (used with object), -dized, -diz·ing.
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non·sub·si·dized, adjective
un·sub·si·dized, adjective
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subsidize or subsidise (ˈsʌbsɪˌdaɪz)
 
—vb
1.  to aid or support with a subsidy
2.  to obtain the aid of by means of a subsidy
 
subsidise or subsidise
 
—vb
 
subsi'dizable or subsidise
 
—adj
 
subsi'disable or subsidise
 
—adj
 
subsidi'zation or subsidise
 
—n
 
subsidi'sation or subsidise
 
—n
 
'subsidizer or subsidise
 
—n
 
'subsidiser or subsidise
 
—n

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