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Subserve \Sub*serve"\, v. i.
To be subservient or subordinate; to serve in an inferior
capacity.
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Not made to rule,
But to subserve where wisdom bears command. --Milton.
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Subserve \Sub*serve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subserved}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Subserving}.] [L. subservire; sub under servire to
serve. See {Serve}.]
To serve in subordination or instrumentally; to be
subservient to; to help forward; to promote.
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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.
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