subsist

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/səbˈsɪst/ English

Definitions

verb

To survive on a minimum of resources.
To have ontological reality; to exist.
To retain a certain state; to continue.

Related words

Synonyms

survive live exist subsistence linger persist remain force effects ence persisted remained get by live off live on consubsist

Associated

meager expiration rations maize nectar chickens potatoes diet garbage fungi consume

Rhymes

tryst mist just assist twist persist hissed pissed insist resist

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