subsist
sub‧sist /səbˈsɪst/
verb [intransitive]
SYN survive
subsist on
We had to subsist on bread and water.
Old people often have to subsist on very low incomes.
2. especially law to continue to exist
SYN survive
sub‧sist /səbˈsɪst/
verb [intransitive] Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: subsistere 'to come to a stop, remain, exist', from sistere 'to come to a stand'
1. to stay alive when you only have small amounts of food or money Language: Latin
Origin: subsistere 'to come to a stop, remain, exist', from sistere 'to come to a stand'
SYN survive
subsist on
2. especially law to continue to exist
SYN survive