C1 verb Formell

subservtude

/səbˈsɜːrvtjuːd/

To relegate something or someone to a subordinate, secondary, or submissive position in relation to another. It involves the active process of making an interest, person, or entity serve a higher or more dominant power.

Beispiele

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1

You should never subservtude your personal happiness for the sake of a toxic relationship.

You should never subservtude your personal happiness for the sake of a toxic relationship.

2

The regime attempted to subservtude the judiciary to the executive branch to consolidate power.

The regime attempted to subservtude the judiciary to the executive branch to consolidate power.

3

Don't subservtude your own ideas just because the boss seems grumpy today.

Don't subservtude your own ideas just because the boss seems grumpy today.

Wortfamilie

Nomen
subservitude
Verb
subservtude
Adverb
subserviently
Adjektiv
subservient
Verwandt
subservience
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Merkhilfe

Think of 'Sub' (under) + 'Serve' + 'tude'. It is the act of forcing someone into the 'attitude' of 'serving under' someone else.

Schnelles Quiz

The totalitarian leader sought to ________ the needs of the citizens to the expansion of the military.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: subservtude

Beispiele

1

You should never subservtude your personal happiness for the sake of a toxic relationship.

everyday

You should never subservtude your personal happiness for the sake of a toxic relationship.

2

The regime attempted to subservtude the judiciary to the executive branch to consolidate power.

formal

The regime attempted to subservtude the judiciary to the executive branch to consolidate power.

3

Don't subservtude your own ideas just because the boss seems grumpy today.

informal

Don't subservtude your own ideas just because the boss seems grumpy today.

4

Modernist architecture tends to subservtude ornamental form to functional utility.

academic

Modernist architecture tends to subservtude ornamental form to functional utility.

5

We cannot subservtude our long-term strategic goals to quarterly profit margins.

business

We cannot subservtude our long-term strategic goals to quarterly profit margins.

Wortfamilie

Nomen
subservitude
Verb
subservtude
Adverb
subserviently
Adjektiv
subservient
Verwandt
subservience

Häufige Kollokationen

subservtude the individual subserve/subordinate the individual
subservtude to the will subserve/subordinate to the will
subservtude personal interests subserve/subordinate personal interests
subservtude for the greater good subserve/subordinate for the greater good
refuse to subservtude refuse to subserve/subordinate

Häufige Phrasen

subservtude one's ego

to suppress one's ego in favor of a cause

to subservtude the truth

to make the truth secondary to an agenda

subservtude to a higher power

to place oneself in a subordinate role to a deity or authority

Wird oft verwechselt mit

subservtude vs subservience

Subservience is a noun describing the state of being submissive, while subservtude is the verb form meaning the act of making something submissive.

subservtude vs subserve

Subserve is the more standard English verb; subservtude is a more obscure, technical, or archaic-style variant.

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Nutzungshinweise

As a verb, subservtude is highly formal and relatively rare in modern English compared to 'subordinate' or 'subserve.' It is most often found in academic or legal contexts discussing power structures.

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Häufige Fehler

Learners often use the noun suffix '-tude' and mistake it for the noun form (subservitude), or they use it in casual conversation where 'put second' would be more natural.

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Merkhilfe

Think of 'Sub' (under) + 'Serve' + 'tude'. It is the act of forcing someone into the 'attitude' of 'serving under' someone else.

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Wortherkunft

Derived from the Latin 'sub-' (under) and 'servire' (to serve), adapted with the suffix '-tude' to denote a state or action of placement.

Grammatikmuster

Transitive verb: requires a direct object (e.g., subservtude the needs). Often followed by the preposition 'to' to indicate the dominant entity. Commonly used in the passive voice: 'X was subservtuded to Y'.
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Kultureller Kontext

Often used in political science or post-colonial studies to describe how certain cultures or languages are made secondary to a dominant one.

Schnelles Quiz

The totalitarian leader sought to ________ the needs of the citizens to the expansion of the military.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: subservtude

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