persist vs carry over

persist and carry over both are verbs.

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

As verbs, carry over is a hyponym of persist; that is, carry over is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than persist:

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

Other hyponyms of persist include reverberate.

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