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

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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