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survive |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Survive \Sur*vive"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Survived}; p. pr & vb n. {Surviving}.] [F. survivre, L. supervivere super over + vivere to live. See {Super-}, and {Victuals}.] To live beyond the life or existence of to live longer than to outlive; to outlast; as to survive a person or an event. --Cowper. I'll assure her of Her widowhood, be it that she survive me In all my lands and leases whatsoever. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Survive \Sur*vive"\, v. i. To remain alive; to continue to live. Thy pleasure, Which when no other enemy survives, Still conquers all the conquerors. --Sir J. Denham. Alike are life and death, When life in death survives. --Longfellow. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: survive v 1: continue to live, endure or last "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "The legend of Elvis lives on"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America" [syn: {last}, {live}, {live on}, {go}, {endure}, {hold up}, {hold out}] 2: continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds" [syn: {pull through}, {come through}, {make it}] [ant: {succumb}] 3: stay alive; survive; "he could barely exist on such a low wage" [syn: {exist}, {live}, {subsist}] 4: live longer than "She outlived her husband by many years" [syn: {outlive}, {outlast}]
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