subsister

sub·sist

S0851700 (səb-sĭst′)v. sub·sist·ed, sub·sist·ing, sub·sists v.intr.1. a. To exist; be.b. To remain or continue in existence.2. To maintain life; live: subsisted on one meal a day.3. To be logically conceivable.v.tr. To maintain or support with provisions.

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[Latin subsistere, to support : sub-, sub- + sistere, to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]

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sub·sist′er n.

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Noun

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subsister - one who lives through affliction; "the survivors of the fire were taken to a hospital"survivorunfortunate, unfortunate person - a person who suffers misfortune