Difference between Persevere and Persist

PERSEVERE vs PERSIST: VERB

To persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking, task, journey or mission in spite of distraction, difficulty, obstacles or discouragement.
Be persistent, refuse to stop

To persist in or remain constant to a purpose, idea, or task in the face of obstacles or discouragement.
To persist in any business or enterprise undertaken; to pursue steadily any project or course begun; to maintain a purpose in spite of counter influences, opposition, or discouragement; not to give or abandon what is undertaken.

To stand firm; to be fixed and unmoved; to stay; to continue steadfastly; especially, to continue fixed in a course of conduct against opposing motives; to persevere; -- sometimes conveying an unfavorable notion, as of doggedness or obstinacy.
To continue in existence; last.
To hold firmly and steadfastly to a purpose, state, or undertaking despite obstacles, warnings, or setbacks.
To be obstinately repetitious, insistent, or tenacious.

To persist in anything one has undertaken; pursue steadily and design or course commenced; avoid giving over or abandoning what is undertaken; be constant, steadfast, or unflinching.
Synonyms To keep on, hold on, stick to (one's work). See assiduity.
To continue; cause to abide or remain steadfast or unchanged.

To continue steadily and firmly in some state, course of action, or pursuit, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.; persevere, especially with some degree of obstinacy.

Stand, Maintain, Keep, Adhere, Pursue, Uphold, Stick, Sustain, Continue, Persistence, Perseverance, Hang on, Hold on, Hang in, Persist

Perpetuate, Exist, Continue, Persistent, Die hard, Linger, Hang on, Hold on, Hang in, Run, Stay, Persevere, Endure, Prevail, Remain

Remain, Persistent, Stand, Keep, Adhere, Pursue, Uphold, Stick, Continue, Persistence, Perseverance, Hang on, Hold on, Hang in, Persist

Survive, Perpetuate, Exist, Continue, Persistent, Linger, Die hard, Hang on, Hold on, Hang in, Run, Stay, Persevere, Endure, Remain

It may persist and can worsen over time.
And yet we all persist in using them.
Both conditions mentioned above continue to persist today.
Symptoms may persist for months in some patients.
They persist beyond the rejection of their antecedents.
But actually like no persist in practicing power.
In semen it may persist for two weeks.
Connectionsmay senesce rapidly or persist for many years.
Automatically persist variable values: Enabling this will persist the current value of variables to the initial value at the end of every request execution.
Although Alf Pollard, as it happens, will persist and more than persist.