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   subsist

   /səbˈsɪst/

   verb

   • 1. maintain or support oneself, especially at a minimal level: "he subsisted on welfare and casual labour" Similar survivelivestay aliveexisteke out an existenceenduresupport oneselfcopemanagefareget alongget byget throughmake (both) ends meetmake the gradekeep body and soul togetherdependrely for nourishmentfeedinformal:keep the wolf from the doorkeep one's head above watermake outhang on
   • ▪ provide sustenance for: archaic "the problem of subsisting the poor in a period of high bread prices"
   • 2. remain in force or effect: "the court may treat a contract as still subsisting" Similar continuelastpersistendureprevailhold outcarry onlive onlivesurvivebe in existenceexistbe aliveremainabidelinger
   • ▪ be attributable to: "the effect of genetic maldevelopment may subsist in chromosomal mutation" Similar lieresidehave its beingbe inherentrestdwellabidebe presentinherebe attributable tobe ascribable tobe intrinsic torare:indwell

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘continue to exist’): from Latin subsistere ‘stand firm’, from sub- ‘from below’ + sistere ‘set, stand’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • S

     1

   • U

     1

   • B

     3

   • S

     1

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

   • T

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