Function as
Serve as and function as are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Serve as" instead a verb "Function as".
Serve as
Function as and serve as are semantically related. You can use "Function as" instead a verb "Serve as".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- form and function as
- form and serve as
- compose and function as
- compose and serve as
- make and function as
- make and serve as
- constitute and function as
- constitute and serve as
- serve and function as
- serve and serve as
- forming and function as
- forming and serve as
- embody and function as
- embody and serve as
Both terms in one sentence
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The Inquisitorius from Star Wars Rebels function as this; they serve as an organization dedicated to purging the galaxy of rogue Jedi who survived Order 66, while recruiting force-sensitive younglings to prevent them from becoming a threat.
Source: Standard Evil Organization Squad -
Sometimes it's just for style, while other times it might function as an Eyepatch of Power, or cover a disfigurement such as horrible scarring or a blind eye (in which case its removal may serve as The Reveal).
Source: Peek-a-Bangs
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