subsist
verb
[ səbˈsɪst ]
• maintain or support oneself, especially at a minimal level.
• "he subsisted on welfare and casual labour"
Similar:
survive,
live,
stay alive,
exist,
eke out an existence,
endure,
support oneself,
cope,
manage,
fare,
get along,
get by,
get through,
make (both) ends meet,
make the grade,
keep body and soul together,
depend,
rely for nourishment,
feed,
keep the wolf from the door,
keep one's head above water,
make out,
hang on,
• remain in force or effect.
• "the court may treat a contract as still subsisting"
Similar:
continue,
last,
persist,
endure,
prevail,
hold out,
carry on,
live on,
live,
survive,
be in existence,
exist,
be alive,
remain,
abide,
linger,
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘continue to exist’): from Latin subsistere ‘stand firm’, from sub- ‘from below’ + sistere ‘set, stand’.
