'Subserving' definitions:
Definition of 'Subserving'
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]