'Subsidize' definitions:
Definition of 'subsidize'
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Definition of 'Subsidize'
From: GCIDE
- Subsidize \Sub"si*dize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subsidized; p. pr. & vb. n. Subsidizing.] [From Subsidy.] 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. [1913 Webster]
- He employed the remittances from Spain to subsidize a large body of German mercenaries. --Prescott. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'subsidize'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accommodate,
- afford,
- afford support,
- aid,
- angel,
- assist,
- back,
- back up,
- bankroll,
- bear,
- bear out,
- bear up,
- blow to,
- bolster,
- bolster up,
- brace,
- buoy up,
- buttress,
- capitalize,
- carry,
- clothe,
- contribute,
- cradle,
- crutch,
- cushion,
- donate,
- endow,
- fill,
- fill up,
- finance,
- find,
- fund,
- furnish,
- give,
- give support,
- go treat,
- grubstake,
- help,
- hold,
- hold up,
- invest,
- keep,
- keep afloat,
- keep up,
- lend support,
- mainstay,
- maintain,
- make available,
- make provision for,
- patronize,
- pay for,
- pay the bill,
- pay the bills,
- pension,
- pension off,
- pillow,
- prepare,
- present,
- promote,
- prop,
- prop up,
- provide,
- provide for,
- recruit,
- refinance,
- reinforce,
- replenish,
- set up,
- shore,
- shore up,
- shoulder,
- sponsor,
- stake,
- stand drinks,
- stand to,
- stand treat,
- stay,
- stock,
- store,
- subvene,
- subvention,
- subventionize,
- supply,
- support,
- sustain,
- treat,
- treat to,
- underbrace,
- undergird,
- underlie,
- underpin,
- underset,
- underwrite,
- upbear,
- uphold,
- upkeep,
- yield