Main Entry: sub·si·dize

Pronunciation: \ˈsəb-sə-ˌdīz, -zə-\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): sub·si·dized; sub·si·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 \ˌsəb-sə-də-ˈzā-shən, -zə-\ noun

— sub·si·diz·er noun