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Definition of: subsist
(səb·sist′) v.i.
1. To have existence or reality; continue to exist.
2. To remain alive; manage to live.
3. To continue unchanged; abide.
4. To have existence in or by something; inhere.
—v.t. Obs.
5. To provide with food and clothing; support. See synonyms under LIVE. [<MF subsister <L subsistere <sub- under + sistere cause to stand <stare stand]
—sub·sist′er noun
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