subsidize

Verb
US[suhb-sih-dahyz]/ˈsʌbsɪˌdaɪz/3 syllables
Synonyms: subsidise

Open English WordNet

Verb (2)subsidized, subsidizing

  1. support through subsidies“The arts in Europe are heavily subsidized”Synonyms: subsidiseMore general support
  2. secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forcesSynonyms: subsidiseMore general pay

Related words subsidization noun, subsidizer noun, subsidy noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Sub′si·dize transitive verb [past tense & past participle Subsidized; present participle & verbal noun Subsidizing.]

Origin: From Subsidy.

To furnish with a subsidy; to purchase the assistance of by the payment of a subsidy; to aid or promote, as a private enterprise, with public money; as, to subsidize a steamship line.

He employed the remittances from Spain to subsidize a large body of German mercenaries.— William Hickling Prescott

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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