subsist
- 1) verb, to be sustained; manage to live
- 2) verb, to continue in existence
- 3) verb, to lie or reside by virtue (of); consist
- 4) verb, philosophy a) to exist as a concept or relation rather than a fact b) to be conceivable
- 5) verb, to provide with support
Etymology
C16: from Latin subsistere to stand firm, from sub- up + sistere to make a stand
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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