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subsist

verb

/səbˈsɪst/

Meaning

To maintain or support oneself, especially at a minimal level.

Many villagers still subsist on fishing and farming.

subsist on

survive, exist, endure, live, persist

perish, die

subsist on food, subsist on farming, subsist on charity, subsist barely

to say something suddenly and without careful consideration

To break free from confinement or control; to get away.

To be or go beyond the range or limits of something.

to turn something upside down or to reverse a decision or judgment

to bet money on games of chance; to take a risky action

to make someone lose control of their faculties or behavior due to alcohol or drugs