subserve
[ suh b-surv ]
/ səbˈsɜrv /
verb (used with object), sub·served, sub·serv·ing.
to be useful or instrumental in promoting (a purpose, action, etc.): Light exercise subserves digestion.
Obsolete.
to serve as a subordinate.
Words nearby subserve
subsequence,
subsequent,
subsere,
subserous,
subserous plexus,
subserve,
subservient,
subset,
subshell,
subshrub,
subside
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British Dictionary definitions for subserve
subserve
/ (səbˈsɜːv) /
verb (tr)
to be helpful or useful to
obsolete
to be subordinate to
Word Origin for subserve
C17: from Latin
subservīre to be subject to, from
sub- +
servīre to serve