carry over vs persist

carry over and persist both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
carry over	No	No	Yes	No
persist	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, persist is a hypernym of carry over; that is, persist is a word with a broader meaning than carry over:

carry over: transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another
persist: continue to exist

Other hypernyms of carry over include die hard, endure, prevail, run.

carry over (verb)	persist (verb)
transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another	be persistent, refuse to stop
transfer from one time period to the next	be in a certain place and not leave
transport from one place or state to another	continue to exist
hold over goods to be sold for the next season