sub·si·dize \ˈsəbsəˌdīz sometimes ˈsəbzə-\transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Usage: see -ize Etymology:subsidy + -ize : to furnish with a subsidy: as a.: to purchase the assistance of by the payment of a subsidy b.: to aid or promote (as a private enterprise) with public money < subsidize a steamship line > • sub·si·diz·er\-zə(r)\noun-s