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Subserve vs Succor - What's the difference?

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Subserve is a related term of succor.


As verbs the difference between subserve and succor

is that subserve is to serve to promote (an end); to be useful to while succor is to give such assistance.

As a noun succor is

aid, assistance or relief given to one in distress; ministration.

subserve

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To serve to promote (an end); to be useful to.
  • *
  • To assist in carrying out.
  • * Glanvill
  • 'Tis a greater credit to know the ways of captivating Nature, and making her subserve our purposes, than to have learned all the intrigues of policy.

    succor

    English

    Alternative forms

    * succour

    Noun

    (-)
  • Aid, assistance or relief given to one in distress; ministration.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To give such assistance.
  • Synonyms

    * (to give assistance) help, aid, assist, support, sustain, relieve

    Antonyms

    * (to give assistance) hurt, damage

    Derived terms

    * succorer