Definition for Subsist (-ing, -s)

subsist (-ing, -s), v. [L. subsistěre to stand still, stand firm, cease, be adequate to, support.]

  1. Exists; grows; flourishes; can be sensed.
  2. Grow; increase in substance; improve.
  3. Extends; reaches to; stands against.
  4. Reside; maintain oneself; feed oneself; live off of; dwell; live.

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