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Subsist

v. i.
  1. To be; to have existence; to inhere.
  2. To continue; to retain a certain state.
  3. To be maintained with food and clothing; to be supported; to live.

v. t.
  1. To support with provisions; to feed; to maintain; as, to subsist one's family.