subserve
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sub·serve
(səb-sûrv′)tr.v. sub·served, sub·serv·ing, sub·serves
To serve to promote (an end); be useful to.
[Latin subservīre : sub-, sub- + servīre, to serve; see serve.]
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subserve
(səbˈsɜːv)vb (tr)
1. to be helpful or useful to
2. obsolete to be subordinate to
[C17: from Latin subservīre to be subject to, from sub- + servīre to serve]
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sub•serve
(səbˈsɜrv)v.t. -served, -serv•ing.
to be useful or instrumental in promoting (a purpose, action, etc.).
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subserve
Past participle: subserved
Gerund: subserving
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subserve
vt (form) → dienen (+dat), → dienlich or förderlich sein (+dat) (form)
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