subsidize

[ suhb-si-dahyz ]

/ ˈsʌb sɪˌdaɪz /

verb (used with object), sub·si·dized, sub·si·diz·ing.

to furnish or aid with a subsidy.

to purchase the assistance of by the payment of a subsidy.

to secure the cooperation of by bribery; buy over.

Nearby words

Also especially British, sub·si·dise.

Origin of subsidize

First recorded in 1785–95; subsid(y) + -ize

Related forms

sub·si·diz·a·ble, adjectivesub·si·di·za·tion, nounsub·si·diz·er, nounde·sub·si·di·za·tion, noun

de·sub·si·dize, verb (used with object), de·sub·si·dized, de·sub·si·diz·ing.non·sub·si·dized, adjectiveun·sub·si·dized, adjective

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Examples from the Web for subsidised

They had subsidised kings, bought over enemies, seduced the peoples of the earth.
The Book of Isaiah, Volume I (of 2)|George Adam Smith
Whereas, in Madras, it gladly used Schwartz, subsidised the mission with 500 pagodas or 225l.
Henry Martyn Saint and Scholar|George Smith
I have wondered since how much of this agitation is subsidised and how much is real.
The Charm of Ireland|Burton Egbert Stevenson
This is a lecture not a letter, and it seems rather like sending coals to Newcastle to write a lecture to a subsidised professor.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson

There is a subsidised theatre at Lisbon, but it does little to elevate the dramatic art elsewhere.
Spanish Life in Town and Country|L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street

British Dictionary definitions for subsidised

subsidize

subsidise

/ (ˈsʌbsɪˌdaɪz) /

verb (tr)

to aid or support with a subsidy

to obtain the aid of by means of a subsidy

Derived Formssubsidizable or subsidisable, adjectivesubsidization or subsidisation, nounsubsidizer or subsidiser, noun

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Word Origin and History for subsidised

subsidize

1795, from subsidy + -ize. Originally "to pay to hire" (mercenaries, foreign troops, etc.), also of nations, "to buy neutrality or alliance." Meaning "to bribe" is from 1815. Meaning "to support by grants of (often government) money" is from 1828. Related: Subsidized; subsidizing.