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Definition of Subsist
1. Verb. Support oneself. "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day"
Exact synonyms: Exist, Live, Survive
Specialized synonyms: Breathe, Drift, Freewheel
Related verbs: Endure, Go, Hold Out, Hold Up, Last, Live, Live On, Survive
Derivative terms: Subsistence, Subsister, Survival
Specialized synonyms: Breathe, Drift, Freewheel
Related verbs: Endure, Go, Hold Out, Hold Up, Last, Live, Live On, Survive
Derivative terms: Subsistence, Subsister, Survival
Definition of Subsist
1. v. i. To be; to have existence; to inhere.
2. v. t. To support with provisions; to feed; to maintain; as, to subsist one's family.
Definition of Subsist
1. to continue to exist [v -ED, -ING, -S]