subsist
1Subsist — Sub*sist , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Subsisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subsisting}.] [L. subsistere to stand still, stay, remain alive; sub under + sistere to stand, to cause to stand, from stare to stand: cf. F. subsister. See {Stand}.] 1. To be; to have… …
2subsist on — [phrasal verb] subsist on (something) : to use (something) as a way to stay alive : to live on (something) poor people subsisting on just one or two dollars a day The villagers subsist almost entirely on rice and fish. ( …
3Subsist — Sub*sist , v. t. To support with provisions; to feed; to maintain; as, to subsist one s family. [1913 Webster] He laid waste the adjacent country in order to render it more difficult for the enemy to subsist their army. Robertson. [1913 Webster] …
4subsist — ► VERB 1) maintain or support oneself, especially at a minimal level. 2) chiefly Law remain in being, force, or effect. 3) (subsist in) be attributable to. ORIGIN Latin subsistere stand firm …
5subsist — I verb abide, be, be nurtured, be supported, be sustained, constare, continue, endure, esse, exist, go on, hold on, last, live, maintain, outlast, outlive, perdure, persist, prevail, remain, remain alive, stand fast, stay, stay alive, survive II… …
6subsist of — index contain (comprise) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
7subsist — (v.) 1540s, to exist, from L. subsistere to stand still or firm, (see SUBSISTENCE (Cf. subsistence)). Meaning to support oneself (in a certain way) is from 1640s. Related: Subsisted; subsisting …
8subsist — *exist, live, *be …
9subsist — [v] keep going, living barely exist*, be, breathe, continue, eke out a living*, eke out an existence*, endure, exist, get along*, get by*, hang in*, hang on*, hang tough*, just make it*, last, live, make ends meet*, make it*, manage, move, remain …
10subsist — [səb sist′] vi. [L subsistere, to stand still, stay, abide < sub , under + sistere, to place, stand, redupl. of base of stare, to STAND] 1. a) to continue to be or exist; have existence as a reality, entity, etc. b) to continue to be in use,… …
