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SUBSERVE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they subserve ... he / she / it subserves
Past simple: subserved
-ing form: subserving
Sense 1
Meaning:
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "subserve" is one way to...):
aid; assist; help (give help or assistance; be of service)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Derivation:
subservience (the condition of being something that is useful in reaching an end or carrying out a plan)
subservient (serving or acting as a means or aid)