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Subsists

To survive on a minimum of resources.

📖 Definitions of "Subsists"

verb
  1. 1

    To survive on a minimum of resources.

  2. 2

    To have ontological reality; to exist.

  3. 3

    To retain a certain state; to continue.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Subsists"

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surviveverb(intransitive) Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.
liveverb(intransitive) To be alive; to have life.
existverb(intransitive, stative) to be; have existence; have being or reality
existsverb(intransitive, stative) to be; have existence; have being or reality
lingersverb(intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
livesnounLiVES (LiVES Editing System) is a free and open-source video editing software and VJ tool, released under the GNU General Public License version 3 or later.
persistsverb(intransitive) To go on stubbornly or resolutely.
pervadesverb(transitive) To be in every part of; to spread through; to permeate.
remainsnounThe body or any of its matter that are left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.
survivesverb(intransitive) Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.
subsistentnounActually existing.
sustenancenounSomething that provides support or nourishment.
sustainsverb(transitive) To maintain, or keep in existence.
subsidesverb(intransitive) To fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil.
consumesverb(transitive) To eat.
subsistencenounThe act of maintaining oneself at a minimum level.
devoursverbthe stage name of Jeff Cancade, a Canadian electronic musician.
sustentationnounThe aggregate of the functions by which a living organism is maintained in a normal condition of weight and growth.
nourishesverb(transitive) To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health.
inhabitsverb(transitive) To live or reside in.

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