'Subserve' definitions:
Definition of 'subserve'
(from WordNet)
verb
Be helpful or useful
Definition of 'Subserve'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Subserve'
From: GCIDE
- Subserve \Sub*serve"\, v. i. To be subservient or subordinate; to serve in an inferior capacity. [1913 Webster]
- Not made to rule, But to subserve where wisdom bears command. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Subservience
Synonyms of 'subserve'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- act for,
- advance,
- assist,
- be found wanting,
- be inferior,
- be instrumental,
- come short,
- conduce to,
- contribute to,
- decide,
- determine,
- facilitate,
- fail,
- fall short,
- follow,
- forward,
- go between,
- have nothing on,
- influence,
- lead to,
- mediate,
- minister to,
- not approach,
- not come near,
- not compare,
- not hack it,
- not make it,
- not measure up,
- play second fiddle,
- promote,
- rank under,
- redound to,
- serve,
- turn the scale,
- want