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   supervene

   /ˌsuːpəˈviːn/

   verb

   • 1. occur as an interruption or change to an existing situation: "he had appendicitis and as complications supervened, refrained from work for months"
   • ▪ (of a fact or property) be entailed by or consequent on the existence or establishment of another: "the view that mental events supervene upon physical ones"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin supervenire, from super- ‘in addition’ + venire ‘come’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. supervention noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSUPERVENE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SUPERVENE definition: 1. to happen in the middle of a situation that already exists, and change that situation: 2. to…. Learn more.

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   Supervene means to follow or result as an additional, adventitious, or unforeseen development. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and usage of supervene in different contexts.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySUPERVENE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SUPERVENE meaning: 1. to happen in the middle of a situation that already exists, and change that situation: 2. to…. Learn more.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › superveneSUPERVENE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

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   Supervene definition: to take place or occur as something additional or extraneous (sometimes followed by on or upon).. See examples of SUPERVENE used in a sentence.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › superveneSupervene - definition of supervene by The Free Dictionary

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   Supervene means to come or occur as something extraneous, additional, or unexpected, or to follow immediately after. It also has a philosophical sense of being dependent on a set of facts or properties. See synonyms, translations, and usage examples.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › supervenesupervene verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of supervene verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordSUPERVENE - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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   1. to follow closely; ensue. [...] 2. to occur as an unexpected or extraneous development. [...] More. Conjugations of 'supervene' present simple: I supervene, you supervene [...] past simple: I supervened, you supervened [...] past participle: supervened. More. Synonyms of 'supervene' • ensue, follow, happen, result [...] More.