Subserving

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Subserve \Sub*serve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subserved}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Subserving}.] [L. subservire; sub under + servire to
     serve. See {Serve}.]
     To serve in subordination or instrumentally; to be
     subservient to; to help forward; to promote.
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           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.
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