subsist

sub·sist

verb \səb-ˈsist\

Definition of SUBSIST

intransitive verb

1

a : to have existence : be

b : persist, continue

2

: to have or acquire the necessities of life (as food and clothing); especially : to nourish oneself <subsisting on roots, berries and grubs>

3

a : to hold true

b : to be logically conceivable as the subject of true statements

transitive verb

: to support with provisions

Examples of SUBSIST

1. The author's right to royalties shall subsist for the term of the copyright.
2. <a love that was as great as any that ever did subsist>

Origin of SUBSIST

Late Latin subsistere to exist, from Latin, to come to a halt, remain, from sub- + sistere to come to a stand; akin to Latin stare to stand — more at stand

First Known Use: 1549

Related to SUBSIST

Synonyms

breathe, exist, live, be

Antonyms

depart, die, expire, pass away, perish, succumb

Related Words

abide, continue, endure, hold on, hold up, keep (on), kick, last, lead, persist, rule, run on, survive; move; flourish, prosper, thrive

Near Antonyms

disappear, evaporate, vanish; cease, desist, discontinue, end, quit, stop; abate, die (down), ebb, let up, moderate, subside, wane

Rhymes with SUBSIST

A-list, assist, backlist, blacklist, B-list, checklist, consist, dean's list, delist, desist, encyst, enlist, entwist, exist, handlist, hit list, insist, life list, mailed fist, persist, playlist, protist, Rehnquist, resist, short list, short-list, untwist, wait-list, white list, wish list