Subsidize

v. t.

1.

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. [imp. & p. p. Subsidized ; p. pr. & vb. n. Subsidizing .] He employed the remittances from Spain to subsidize a large body of German mercenaries. - Prescott.

Verb	1.	subsidize - support through subsidies; "The arts in Europe are heavily subsidized" Synonyms: subsidise
	2.	subsidize - secure the assistence of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces Synonyms: subsidise

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