subservtude
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.
Examples
3 of 5You 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.
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.
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.
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Word Family
Memory Tip
Think of 'Sub' (under) + 'Serve' + 'tude'. It is the act of forcing someone into the 'attitude' of 'serving under' someone else.
Quick Quiz
The totalitarian leader sought to ________ the needs of the citizens to the expansion of the military.
Correct!
The correct answer is: subservtude
Examples
You should never subservtude your personal happiness for the sake of a toxic relationship.
everydayYou should never subservtude your personal happiness for the sake of a toxic relationship.
The regime attempted to subservtude the judiciary to the executive branch to consolidate power.
formalThe regime attempted to subservtude the judiciary to the executive branch to consolidate power.
Don't subservtude your own ideas just because the boss seems grumpy today.
informalDon't subservtude your own ideas just because the boss seems grumpy today.
Modernist architecture tends to subservtude ornamental form to functional utility.
academicModernist architecture tends to subservtude ornamental form to functional utility.
We cannot subservtude our long-term strategic goals to quarterly profit margins.
businessWe cannot subservtude our long-term strategic goals to quarterly profit margins.
Synonyms
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Word Family
Common Collocations
Common Phrases
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
Often Confused With
Subservience is a noun describing the state of being submissive, while subservtude is the verb form meaning the act of making something submissive.
Subserve is the more standard English verb; subservtude is a more obscure, technical, or archaic-style variant.
Usage Notes
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.
Common Mistakes
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.
Memory Tip
Think of 'Sub' (under) + 'Serve' + 'tude'. It is the act of forcing someone into the 'attitude' of 'serving under' someone else.
Word Origin
Derived from the Latin 'sub-' (under) and 'servire' (to serve), adapted with the suffix '-tude' to denote a state or action of placement.
Grammar Patterns
Cultural Context
Often used in political science or post-colonial studies to describe how certain cultures or languages are made secondary to a dominant one.
Quick Quiz
The totalitarian leader sought to ________ the needs of the citizens to the expansion of the military.
Correct!
The correct answer is: subservtude
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