English-Thai Dictionary
subserve
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SUBSERVE
v.t.subserv.' [L. subservio; sub and servio, to serve. ] To serve in subordination; to serve instrumentally. In most engines, we make the laws of matter subserve the purposes of art.
Not made to rule,
But to subserve where wisdom bears command.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SUBSERVE
Sub *serve ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subserved; p. pr. & vb. n.Subserving.] Etym: [L. subservire; sub under + servire to serve. See Serve. ]
Defn: 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.
SUBSERVE
SUBSERVE Sub *serve ", v. i.
Defn: To be subservient or subordinate; to serve in an inferior capacity. Not made to rule, But to subserve where wisdom bears command. Milton.
New American Oxford Dictionary
subserve
sub serve |səbˈsərv səbˈsərv | ▶verb [ with obj. ] help to further or promote: officers are appointed to subserve their own profit and convenience. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin subservire (see sub-, serve ).
Oxford Dictionary
subserve
sub |serve |səbˈsəːv | ▶verb [ with obj. ] help to further or promote: they extended the uses of writing to subserve their political interest. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin subservire (see sub-, serve ).
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