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.
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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.
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