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Verb: subsidise  'súb-si,dIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: subsidize)
  1. Support through subsidies
    "The arts in Europe are heavily subsidised";
    - subsidize
     
  2. Secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces
    "The government subsidised the struggling farmers";
    - subsidize

Derived forms: subsidising, subsidised, subsidises

Type of: pay, support

Encyclopedia: Subsidise