s 1 u 1 r 1 v 4 i 1 v 4 e 1
7 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb continue to live through hardship or adversity
verb continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)
verb support oneself
originFrom Anglo-Norman survivre, Old French survivre, from Late Latin supervīvere (“to outlive”), from Latin super (“over”) + vivere (“to live”), akin to vita (“life”). See vivid. Compare devive, revive.
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