Talk:subsist

intransitive verb be attributable to sth ; be inherent
to have a particular thing as its reason or origin (formal) to reside in or consist of a particular thing (formal) Microsoft® Encarta® 2009 --Backinstadiums (talk) 17:26, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

(Transitive) maintain somebody or something
(Transitive) to support or maintain somebody or something by providing something that is needed, e.g. by supplying troops with food or businesses with capital (formal) --Backinstadiums (talk) 11:32, 7 October 2020 (UTC)