subsist
sub.sist \s*b-'sist\ vb [LL subsistere to exist, fr. L, to come to a halt, remain, fr. sub-] + sistere to come to a stand; akin to L stare to stand - more at STAND 1: to have existence : BE; often : PERSIST, CONTI NUE 2: to receive maintenance (as food and clothing) : LIVE 3a: to hold true 3b: to be logically conceivable as the subject of true statements : to support with provisions : MAINTAIN