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  1. 1. v. t. To serve in subordination or instrumentally; to be subservient to; to help forward; to promote. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. i. To be subservient or subordinate; to serve in an inferior capacity. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. be helpful or useful Source: wordnet
  4. 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. Source: webster
  5. 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. Source: adambom
  6. 6. v:100 v. be helpful or useful Source: ecdict

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