subsist
[ suh b-sist ]
/ səbˈsɪst /
verb (used without object)
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 followed by in).
Philosophy.
- to have timeless or abstract existence, as a number, relation, etc.
- to have existence, especially independent existence.
verb (used with object)
to provide sustenance or support for; maintain.
Origin of subsist
OTHER WORDS FROM subsist
sub·sist·ing·ly, adverb pre·sub·sist, verb (used without object) self-sub·sist·ing, adjective su·per·sub·sist, verb (used without object)WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH subsist
subside subsistWords nearby subsist
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British Dictionary definitions for subsist
subsist
/ (səbˈsɪst) /
verb (mainly intr)
(often foll by on)
to be sustained; manage to live
to subsist on milk
to continue in existence
(foll by in)
to lie or reside by virtue (of); consist
philosophy
- to exist as a concept or relation rather than a fact
- to be conceivable
(tr) obsolete
to provide with support
Derived forms of subsist
subsistent, adjective subsister, nounWord Origin for subsist
C16: from Latin
subsistere to stand firm, from
sub- up +
sistere to make a stand