subserve
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subserve
- /səbˈsɜːv/ UK
- /səbˈsɚv/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin subservire; by surface analysis, sub- + serve.
verb subserves · subserving · subserved
- To be subservient to. Ah, if only he had asked her to subserve him, to be his slave!
- To serve to promote (an end); to be useful to. Calculating by spherical trigonometry, and assuming the same obliquity, I obtain 3 dundas and 40 pulas for the ascensional arc, giving a difference in time of 3 pulas, or about one of our minutes; an error so small, that even were the Indian astronomer aware of its existence he would disregard it, s
- To assist in carrying out. 'Tis a greater credit to know the ways of captivating Nature, and making her subserve our purposes, than to have learnt all the intrigues of policy.
Talk about this word "subserve." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/subserve. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. subserve. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/subserve "subserve." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/subserve.Cite this
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title = {subserve},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/subserve},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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