subsist

Verb

Verb Forms: subsisted, subsisting, subsists

To continue to exist; to maintain oneself with difficulty.
support oneself
- "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day"
To survive on a minimum of resources.
To have ontological reality; to exist.
To retain a certain state; to continue.
To supply sustenance or subsistence to or for.

Examples

His hope for a comeback could only SUBSIST if he drew a ’Z’ or ’Q’.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

exist, live, survive

Scrabble Score: 9

subsist: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
subsist: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
subsist: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

subsist: valid Words With Friends Word