subsisted; subsisting; subsists
Definition of subsist
2
: to have or acquire the necessities of life (such as food and clothing)
especially
: to nourish oneself
subsisting on roots, berries and grubs
3a
: to hold true
b
: to be logically conceivable as the subject of true statements
: to support with provisions
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The first known use of subsist was in 1549
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