SUBSERVING
Verb
subserving
present participle of subserve
Anagrams
• subversing
Source: Wiktionary
SUBSERVE
Sub*serve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subserved; p. pr. & vb. n. Subserving.] Etym: [L. subservire; sub under + servire to serve. See Serve.]
Definition: To serve in subordination or instrumentally; to be subservient to; to help forward; to promote. 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.
Sub*serve", v. i.
Definition: To be subservient or subordinate; to serve in an inferior capacity. Not made to rule, But to subserve where wisdom bears command. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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