Subsist1. (v. i.) To be maintained with food and clothing; to be supported; to live off of.
2. (v. i.) To be; to have existence; to inhere.
3. (v. i.) To continue; to retain a certain state.
4. (v. t.) To support with provisions; to feed; to maintain; as, to subsist one's family.
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