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.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.