Thesaurus: subserve

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1. v. t. To serve in subordination or instrumentally; to be subservient to; to help forward; to promote.
2. v. i. To be subservient or subordinate; to serve in an inferior capacity.
3. v. be helpful or useful
4. To serve in subordination or instrumentally; to be subservient to; to help forward; to promote. It is a great credit to know the ways of captivating Nature, and making her subserve our purposes, than to have learned all the intrigues of policy. Glanvill. To be subservient or subordinate; to serve in an inferior capacity. Not made to rule, But to subserve where wisdom bears command. Milton.
5. To serve in subordination or instrumentally; to be subservientto; to help forward; to promote.It is a great credit to know the ways of captivating Nature, andmaking her subserve our purposes, than to have learned all theintrigues of policy. Glanvill.
6. v:100 v. be helpful or useful