subsist

subsist [-ing, -s] v

L. subsistěre to stand still, stand firm, cease, be adequate to, support.

  1. Exists; grows; flourishes; can be sensed.
  2. Grow; increase in substance; improve.
  3. Extends; reaches to; stands against.
  4. Reside; maintain oneself; feed oneself; live off of; dwell; live.