subsist[verb]Synonyms: be, breathe, exist, live, move
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
sub‧sist /səbˈsɪst/
verb [intransitive][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: subsistere 'to come to a stop, remain, exist', from sistere 'to come to a stand']
1. to stay alive when you only have small amounts of food or money
Synonym : survivesubsist on
We had to subsist on bread and water. Old people often have to subsist on very low incomes.2. especially law to continue to exist
Synonym : survive [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲