make it vs survive

make it and survive both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
make it	No	No	Yes	No
survive	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, make it and survive are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of make it include come through, pull round, pull through.

make it (verb)	survive (verb)
succeed in a big way; get to the top	support oneself
go successfully through a test or a selection process	continue to live and avoid dying
continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)	continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)
	live longer than