Meaning of SUBSIDIZE
| Pronunciation: | | 'subsi`dIz
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- [v] support through subsidies; "The arts in Europe are heavily subsidized"
- [v] secure the assistence of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces
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SUBSIDIZE is a 9 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | subsidise |
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| | See Also: | | pay, support | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sub"si*dize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subsidized}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Subsidizing}.] [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. --Prescott.
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