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Synonyms
sub·sist (səb-sĭst́)

[Latin subsistere, to support, sub-, sub-, + sistere, to stand.]

verb: -sist·ed, -sist·ing, -sists. 

intransitive verb 

    1. To exist; be.
    2. To remain or continue in existence.
  2. To maintain life; live: subsisted on one meal a day.
  3. To be logically conceivable.

transitive verb 

To maintain or support with provisions.

derivatives

sub·sist́er
noun