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supervene |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Supervene \Su`per*vene"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Supervened}; p. pr & vb n. {Supervening}.] [L. supervenire superventum to come over to come upon super over + venire to come See {Super-}, and {Come}, and cf {Overcome}.] To come as something additional or extraneous; to occur with reference or relation to something else; to happen upon or after something else; to be added; to take place to happen. Such a mutual gravitation can never supervene to matter unless impressed by divine power. --Bentley. A tyrany immediately supervened. --Burke. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: supervene v : take place as an additional or unexpected development
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