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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
subserve .
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Examples
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This ponderous coin subserved a purpose which our penny does to-day.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various
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I therefore thought that the interest of the service would be subserved by removing one whose growing indifference might render the best-laid plans inoperative.
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Each of these disorders have been found in otherwise cognitively normal individuals, suggesting that the lost capacities are subserved by functionally dissociable mechanisms.
Modularity of Mind Robbins, Philip 2009
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For both tacitly assume that language learning, including syntactic learning, is not (or not entirely) subserved by special-purpose mechanisms.
Innateness and Language Cowie, Fiona 2008
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How can the interest of the laborers of your section be best subserved?
Black and White T. Thomas Fortune 2007
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How can the interest of the laborers of your section be best subserved?
Black and White T. Thomas Fortune 2007
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How can the interest of the laborers of your section be best subserved?
Black and White T. Thomas Fortune 2007
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How can the interest of the laborers of your section be best subserved?
Black and White T. Thomas Fortune 2007
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How can the interest of the laborers of your section be best subserved?
Black and White T. Thomas Fortune 2007
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How can the interest of the laborers of your section be best subserved?
Black and White T. Thomas Fortune 2007
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