Verb subsist has 1 sense
  1. exist, survive, live, subsist - support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day"
    Derived forms: noun subsister1, noun subsistence2
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s on something
    Somebody ----s PP
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