English Explanatory Dictionary

subserve

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To be subservient to.
  2. To serve to promote (an end); to be useful to.
  3. To assist in carrying out.

Pronunciation

/səbˈsɜːv/ /səbˈsɚv/

Word forms

subserve subserves subserving subserved

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin subservire; by surface analysis, sub- + serve.

Related words

subservient
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