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To supply; to afford.

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  1. v. t. To supply; to afford.
  2. v. i. To be subservient; to be useful.
  3. To supply; to afford. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale. To be subservient; to be useful. [Obs.] "Our passions . . . subminister to the best and worst purposes." L'EStrange.
  4. To supply; to afford. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.
  5. subminister (third-person singular simple present subministers, present participle subministering, simple past and past participle subministered) (archaic) to supply; to administer (archaic) to be subservient (to) subminister (plural subministers) a subordinate minister