subsidize

[ suhb-si-dahyz ]

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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.

Origin of subsidize

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

Also especially British, sub·si·dise .

Other words from subsidize

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), de·sub·si·dized, de·sub·si·diz·ing.
non·sub·si·dized, adjective
un·sub·si·dized, adjective

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How to use subsidize in a sentence

For example, he suggests that instead of heavily subsidizing corn, the government could subsidize more ethical food producers.
The Bioethicist Turned Butcher | Elizabeth Picciuto | September 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The subsidizing of the state theatre and state opera brought its own reward.
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They'll be grateful later, when younger people are subsidizing their insurance.
Are Young, Single Adults Expecting Obamacare to Cost So Much? | Megan McArdle | June 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
The act includes exemptions for religious organizations, like churches, that oppose subsidizing birth control on moral grounds.
Obama Moves to Clean Up Mandated Birth Control Mess | Michelle Cottle | February 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
The real cost of the tablet is $40 but the Ministry of Education is subsidizing half the price.
DataWind Prepared $20 Tablet Computer for Indian Market | Nina Strochlic | January 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

Nay need we, a few months ago, have spent such loads of gold subsidizing those Hessians and Danes against him?
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. VII. (of XXI.) | Thomas Carlyle
You can easily imagine how inefficient and extravagant this subsidizing arrangement proved.
Town Life in Australia | R. E. N. (Richard) Twopeny
And one that has been most useful to them is that of subsidizing those persons or elements who by their acts promote reaction.
Violence and the Labor Movement | Robert Hunter
The Government is giving State aid to native steamship companies, and subsidizing ship-yards.
Manual of Ship Subsidies | Edwin M. Bacon
The evils attendant upon subsidizing any form of sectarian institution, whatever its social services, are too great to be ignored.
Exempting the Churches | James F. Morton. Jr.

British Dictionary definitions for subsidize

subsidize

subsidise

/ (ˈsʌbsɪˌdaɪz) /

verb(tr)

to aid or support with a subsidy
to obtain the aid of by means of a subsidy

Derived forms of subsidize

subsidizable or subsidisable, adjective
subsidization or subsidisation, noun
subsidizer or subsidiser, noun

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