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sub·sist
 subsist
- pronunciation:
- s
 b
sIst
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intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
subsisted, subsisting, subsists |
| definition 1: |
to exist or continue to exist.
- similar words:
- last, survive
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| definition 2: |
to stay alive or obtain the necessities of life (usu. fol. by on).
They subsisted on roots and berries.- similar words:
- exist, last, live
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| related words: |
cope, exist, feed, live, remain |
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