1. to serve as a means in carrying out (a purpose or action); to help bring about
Usage: formal

Examples

• The new policies subserve the company’s goal of reducing costs.
• These measures subserve the broader purpose of environmental protection.
• The research was designed to subserve practical applications in medicine.
• His actions subserved his own interests rather than the common good.
• The committee’s recommendations subserve the university’s mission of excellence.
• These reforms subserve the cause of social justice.