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Vinony

subsidize

verb

  1. to assist or support with a subsidy
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsʌbsɪdaɪz/

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English subsidy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English subsidize From subsidy + -ize.

  1. To assist (someone or something) by granting a subsidy.

    “By the start of the 19th century, Europe was neckdeep in the Napoleonic Wars, which, at various times, amounted to the British Empire against Europe, and, at others, involved Britain subsidising various nations, such as Austria and Prussia, against Napoleon.”