verb
Meaning 1
To be subservient to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
subserve
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UK: /səbˈsɜːv/
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US: /səbˈsɚv/
verb
Meaning 2
To serve to promote (an end); to be useful to.
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verb
Meaning 3
To assist in carrying out.
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verb
Meaning 4
be helpful or useful
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: help, assist, aid
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin subservire; by surface analysis, sub- + serve.