subsidize
- v support through subsidies
The arts in Europe are heavily subsidized - v secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces
subside
- v wear off or die down
The pain subsided - v sink to a lower level or form a depression
the valleys subside - v sink down or precipitate
the mud subsides when the waters become calm - v descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
She subsided into the chair
subsidise
- v secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces
- v support through subsidies
subsist
- v support oneself
Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day
substantiate
- v establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
- v represent in bodily form
The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist - v make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
our ideas must be substantiated into actions - v solidify, firm, or strengthen
The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country
subsume
- v contain or include
This new system subsumes the old one - v consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle
subtilize
- v mark fine distinctions and subtleties, as among words
- v make more subtle or refined
- v make (senses) more keen
subtract
- v make a subtraction
subtract this amount from my paycheck - v take off or away
this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French
suburbanise
- v take on suburban character
- v make suburban in character
suburbanize
- v take on suburban character
the city suburbanized - v make suburban in character
highly suburbanized cities
subvent
- v guarantee financial support of
The opera tour was subvented by a bank
subvert
- v cause the downfall of; of rulers
subvert the ruling class - v corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
Do school counselors subvert young children? - v destroy property or hinder normal operations
- v destroy completely
we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis
subvocalize
- v articulate without making audible sounds
she was reading to herself and merely subvocalized
succeed
- v attain success or reach a desired goal
The enterprise succeeded
We succeeded in getting tickets to the show - v be the successor (of)
Will Charles succeed to the throne?