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subsist

sub·sist

UK/səbˈsɪst/ US/sʌˈbsɪst/ uncommon obsolete

verb

1.

support oneself

  • “he could barely exist on such a low wage”
  • “Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?”
  • “Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day”
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Origin

From Latin subsistō (“halt, stop”), from sub (“below”) + sistō (“stand, place”). Compare consist, desist, exist, insist, persist.

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