linger vs persist

linger and persist both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
linger	No	No	Yes	No
persist	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of linger include remain, stay, stay put, stick, stick around.

linger (verb)	persist (verb)
take one's time; proceed slowly	be persistent, refuse to stop
leave slowly and hesitantly	be in a certain place and not leave
be about a place without any apparent purpose	continue to exist
to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time
remain present although waning or gradually dying