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subsidize

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sub⋅si⋅dize

  [suhb-si-dahyz]
Use subsidize in a Sentence
–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
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sub·si·dize   (sŭb'sĭ-dīz')   
tr.v.   sub·si·dized, sub·si·diz·ing, sub·si·diz·es

  1. To assist or support with a subsidy.

  2. To secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy.

sub'si·di·za'tion (-dĭ-zā'shən) n., sub'si·diz'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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