Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
SUBSIDIZE
subsidize, subsidise
(verb) support through subsidies; “The arts in Europe are heavily subsidized”
subsidize, subsidise
(verb) secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
subsidize (third-person singular simple present subsidizes, present participle subsidizing, simple past and past participle subsidized)
(transitive) To assist (someone or something) by granting a subsidy.
Source: Wiktionary
Sub"si*dize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subsidized; p. pr. & vb. n. Subsidizing.] Etym: [From Subsidy.]
Definition: 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. He employed the remittances from Spain to subsidize a large body of German mercenaries. Prescott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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