v.
Pronunciation: ' s ə b-s ə - ˌ d ī z, -z ə -
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -dized ; -diz · ing
Date: 1769
: to furnish with a subsidy: as a : to purchase the assistance of by payment of a subsidy b : to aid or promote (as a private enterprise) with public money < subsidize soybean farmers> < subsidize public transportation>
– sub · si · di · za · tion \ ˌ s ə b-s ə -d ə - ' z ā -sh ə n, -z ə - \ noun
– sub · si · diz · er noun