verb
- to serve as a means in carrying out (a purpose or action); to promote or help forward
Usage: formal; past tense of subserve
Examples
- The new policy subserved the company’s goal of reducing costs.
- Her diplomatic skills subserved the peace negotiations effectively.
- The research findings subserved our understanding of the disease.
- The infrastructure improvements subserved economic development in the region.
- His connections subserved his advancement in the political arena.
- The educational reforms subserved the broader goal of social equality.