subsist
3 synonyms and 1 antonym for subsist, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To live with only the most basic means needed to survive.
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Etymology
From Latin subsistō (“halt, stop”), from sub (“below”) + sistō (“stand, place”). Compare consist, desist, exist, insist, persist.
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