Offend
Offend verb - To fail to keep.
Usage example: keeping company without a chaperone present definitely would have offended the social standards of the day
Serve
Serve verb - To be a servant for.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Most recently the state passed law which grants business owners the right of conscience to refuse to serve customers whose lifestyles and opinions offend them especially those who object to gay marriage.
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