subserve

sub·serve

verb \(ˌ)səb-ˈsərv\

Definition of SUBSERVE

transitive verb

1

: to promote the welfare or purposes of

2

: to serve as an instrument or means in carrying out

Origin of SUBSERVE

Latin subservire to serve, be subservient, from sub- + servire to serve

First Known Use: 1661

Rhymes with SUBSERVE

bell curve, conserve, deserve, disserve, french curve, hors d'oeuvre, incurve, observe, preserve, recurve, reserve, self-serve, sine curve, skew curve, unnerve