Serve a function Crossword Clue

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Serve a function Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
2. supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

FUNCTION (noun)
1. the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
2. (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
FUNCTION (verb)
1. perform as expected when applied
2. serve a purpose, role, or function
SERVE (verb)
1. mate with
2. be used by; as of a utility
SERVE (noun)
1. (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play

Hint 3: Anagram

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CARET

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54. Rimes with rhymes

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Down

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