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supervene

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su⋅per⋅vene

  [soo-per-veen]
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–verb (used without object), -vened, -ven⋅ing.
1. to take place or occur as something additional or extraneous (sometimes fol. by on or upon).
2. to ensue.
Origin:
1640–50; < L supervenīre, equiv. to super- super- + venīre to come

Related forms:
su⋅per⋅ven⋅ience  [soo-per-veen-yuhns] , su⋅per⋅ven⋅tion  [soo-per-ven-shuhn] , noun
su⋅per⋅ven⋅ient  [soo-per-veen-yuhnt] , adjective
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su·per·vene   (sōō'pər-vēn')   
intr.v.   su·per·vened, su·per·ven·ing, su·per·venes

  1. To come or occur as something extraneous, additional, or unexpected. See Synonyms at follow.

  2. To follow immediately after; ensue.

  3. Philosophy To be dependent on a set of facts or properties in such a way that change can occur only after change has occurred in those facts or properties.


[Latin supervenīre : super-, super- + venīre, to come; see gwā- in Indo-European roots.]
su'per·ven'ient (-vēn'yənt) adj., su'per·ven'ience (-vēn'yəns) n., su'per·ven'tion (-věn'shən) n.
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Word Origin & History

supervene 
1594 (implied in supervenient), from L. supervenire "come on top of," from super "over, upon" (see super-) + venire "come."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: su·per·vene
Pronunciation: "sü-p&r-'vEn
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: -vened; -ven·ing
: to take place after or later in the course of something else as an additional and usually unforeseeable development with intervening or countering effect
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: su·per·vene
Pronunciation: "sü-p&r-'vEn
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: -vened; -ven·ing
: to follow or result as an additional, adventitious, or unlooked-for development (as in the course of a disease) supervenes —Scientific American Medicine>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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