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