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sub•sist v. [no object]

to exist;
continue in existence;
remain alive.
to have just enough of something, as of food, resources, etc., to live on:The survivors of the plane crash subsisted on nuts and berries.

sub•sist v.i.

to exist;
continue in existence.
to remain alive;
live, as on food, resources, etc.
to have existence in, or by reason of, something.
to reside, lie, or consist (usually fol. by in).
Philosophy
- to have timeless or abstract existence, as a number, relation, etc.
- to have existence, esp. independent existence.

v.t.

Latin subsistere to remain, equivalent. to sub- sub- + sistere to stand, make stand; see stand
1540–50

sub•sist′ing•ly, adv.

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subsist /səbˈsɪst/ vb (mainly intr)

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin subsistere to stand firm, from sub- up + sistere to make a standsubˈsistent adj

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