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subsidize

/ˈsʌbsɪdaɪz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables
sub-si-dize
IPA
/ˈsʌbsɪdaɪz/
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsʌbsɪdaɪz/
  • British English: /ˈsʌbsɪdaɪz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

subsidizes (present, singular) subsidizing (participle, present) subsidized (participle, past) subsidized (past) subsidise (alternative)

Derived Forms

oversubsidize sub subsidizable subsidization subsidizer

Phrases

cross-subsidize

Frequently Paired Words

subside

Synonyms

underwrite subsidise

Questions

How do you pronounce subsidize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsʌbsɪdaɪz/.
What does subsidize mean?
To assist (someone or something) by granting a subsidy.
Where does subsidize come from?
Etymology tree English subsidy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English subsidize From subsidy + -ize.

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