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Subsist
səbˈsɪst
Subsist definitions
verb
subsist
subsisted
subsisting
subsists
- maintain or support oneself, especially at a minimal level
"he subsisted on welfare and casual labour"
- provide sustenance for
"the problem of subsisting the poor in a period of high bread prices"
- remain in force or effect
"the court may treat a contract as still subsisting"
continue last persist endure prevail hold out carry on live on live survive be in existence exist be alive remain abide linger- be attributable to
"the effect of genetic maldevelopment may subsist in chromosomal mutation"