persist vs carry on

persist and carry on both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of persist include bear on, continue, preserve, uphold.

persist (verb)	carry on (verb)
be persistent, refuse to stop	continue talking
be in a certain place and not leave	direct the course of; manage or control
continue to exist	misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way
	keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last