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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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   What does supervene mean?

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   What is the difference between succeed and supervene?

   • succeed implies a coming after immediately in a sequence determined by natural order, inheritance, election, or laws of rank. ensue commonly suggests a logical consequence or naturally expected development. supervene suggests the following or beginning of something unforeseen or unpredictable.

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   What does supervenes mean?

   • Define supervenes. supervenes synonyms, supervenes pronunciation, supervenes translation, English dictionary definition of supervenes. ) intr.v. su·per·vened, su·per·ven·ing, su·per·venes 1. To come or occur as something extraneous, additional, or unexpected. 2. To follow immediately after;...

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   • Blossom Word Game Pick the best words! Spelling Bee Quiz Can you outdo past winners of the National Spelli... The meaning of SUPERVENIENT is coming or occurring as something additional, extraneous, or unexpected.

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   Supervene means to happen in the middle of a situation that already exists, and change that situation. Learn how to use this formal verb in different contexts, such as philosophy, logic, and ethics, with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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     SUPERVENE meaning: 1. to happen in the middle of a situation...

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     supervene definicja: 1. to happen in the middle of a...

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     supervene 의미, 정의, supervene의 정의: 1. to happen in the middle...

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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.

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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.

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   Supervene is a formal verb that means to happen in the middle of a situation and change it. Learn how to use it in sentences, how to pronounce it and see translations in different languages.

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   supervene: 1 v take place as an additional or unexpected development Type of: come about , fall out , go on , hap , happen , occur , pass , pass off , take place come to pass

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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.

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   2 meanings: 1. to follow closely; ensue 2. to occur as an unexpected or extraneous development.... Click for more definitions.