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breathe vs subsist

subsist vs breathe

breathe and subsist both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
breathe No No Yes No
subsist No No Yes No
As verbs, subsist is a hypernym of breathe; that is, subsist is a word with a broader meaning than breathe:
  • breathe: be alive
  • subsist: support oneself
Other hypernyms of breathe include exist, live, survive.
breathe (verb) subsist (verb)
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs support oneself
expel (gases or odors)
reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked
take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
utter or tell
manifest or evince
impart as if by breathing
be alive
allow the passage of air through
Difference between breathe and subsist

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